Xavier Villaurrutia Award
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Luisa Josefina Hernández
ルイサ・ホセフィナ・ヘルナンデス
Luisa Josefina Hernández
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1928-11-02
- Died
- 2023-01-16 age 94
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Languages
- Spanish
Career
- Occupations
- writer, playwright, novelist
- Active Years
- 1951-2023
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Xavier Villaurrutia Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | National Prize for Arts and Sciences (Mexico) | — | — | Mexican government | 受賞 |
Xavier Villaurrutia Award
Result:
受賞
National Prize for Arts and Sciences (Mexico)
Organization:
Mexican government
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Aguardiente de caña
1951 PlayBotica modelo
1954 PlayLos frutos caídos
1955 PlayLos huéspedes reales
1956 PlayLa paz ficticia
1960 PlayEl orden de los factores
1983 PlayEl amigo secreto
1986 PlayCarta de Navegaciones Submarina
1987 PlayHabrá poesía
1990 PlayLas bodas
1993 PlayZona templada
1993 PlayLos grandes muertos
1999 PlayUna noche para bruno
2007 PlayLa fiesta del mulato
1966 PlayTranslations
- Translated as 'The Mulatto's Orgy' by William I. Oliver, included in Voices of Change in the Spanish American Theater (University of Texas Press, 1971)
Apocalipsis cum figuris
1951 NovelEl lugar donde crece la hierba
1959 NovelLos palacios desiertos
1963 NovelLa cólera secreta
1964 NovelEl valle que elegimos
1965 NovelLa memoria de Amadís
1967 NovelLa Cabalgata
1969 NovelNostalgia de Troya
1970 NovelApostasía
1978 NovelBeckett. Sentido y método de dos obras
1997 Literary criticismUna lectura de Yerma de Federico García Lorca
2006 Literary criticismBibliography
- Aguardiente de caña (1951)
- Botica modelo (1954)
- Los frutos caídos (1955)
- Los huéspedes reales (1956)
- La paz ficticia (1960)
- El orden de los factores (1983)
- El amigo secreto (1986)
- Carta de Navegaciones Submarina (1987)
- Habrá poesía (1990)
- Las bodas (1993)
- Zona templada (1993)
- Los grandes muertos (1999-2001)
- Una noche para bruno (2007)
- La fiesta del mulato (1966)
- Apocalipsis cum figuris (1951)
- El lugar donde crece la hierba (1959)
- Los palacios desiertos (1963)
- La cólera secreta (1964)
- El valle que elegimos (1965)
- La memoria de Amadís (1967)
- La Cabalgata (1969)
- Nostalgia de Troya (1970)
- Apostasía (1978)
- Beckett. Sentido y método de dos obras (1997)
- Una lectura de Yerma de Federico García Lorca (2006)
Translations of Works
- 'La fiesta del mulato' translated as 'The Mulatto's Orgy' by William I. Oliver; included in Voices of Change in the Spanish American Theater (University of Texas Press, 1971)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- poetic and symbolic languagetheatrical and dialogic structuresometimes experimental narrative structures
- Recurring Motifs
- memoryidentitysocial oppression and powertension in interpersonal relationships
Legacy
Luisa Josefina Hernández was an important figure in Mexican contemporary theater and literature. Through plays and novels she addressed issues including female perspectives and social themes; some works have been translated into English and studied academically. She has been recognized within Mexican literary prize circles and scholarship.
Trivia
- Born 1928, died 2023 (aged 94)
- 'La fiesta del mulato' has an English translation included in a 1971 anthology
- Recorded in multiple authority-control databases (VIAF, ISNI, GND, etc.)