Rómulo Gallegos International Novel Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (1993) Winner
Mempo Giardinelli
メンポ・ジャルディネッリ
Mempo Giardinelli
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-08-02 （Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina）
- Nationality
- Argentina
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Resistencia (Chaco), Argentina (birthplace, returned residence) → Corrientes (attended National University of the Northeast) → Mexico City, Mexico (exile/residence, c.1976–1984)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Journalist, Academic, Essayist
- Active Years
- 1980-
- Affiliations
- Ibero-American University (Mexico, faculty), National University of La Plata (faculty), University of California, San Diego (visiting professor), University of Virginia (visiting professor)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National University of the Northeast (Universidad Nacional del Nordeste) | Law School | Law | — | 1964–1969 | Argentina |
National University of the Northeast (Universidad Nacional del Nordeste)
Law School
/ Law
Period:
1964–1969
Country:
Argentina
Enrolled in law studies but left to pursue writing and journalism.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Premio Nacional de Novela | Luna caliente | — | Mexican literary institution (details not specified) | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Rómulo Gallegos Prize | Santo Oficio de la Memoria | — | Venezuela (Rómulo Gallegos Foundation) | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Premio Grandes Viajeros | — | — | Spanish travel/cultural organization (details not specified) | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Honorary doctorate (University of Poitiers) | — | — | University of Poitiers | 授与 |
| 2007 | Grinzane Cavour Prize | — | — | Italian literary prize organization (details not specified) | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Giuseppe Acerbi Book Award | — | — | Italian literary award organization (details not specified) | 受賞 |
Premio Nacional de Novela
1983
Work:
Luna caliente
Organization:
Mexican literary institution (details not specified)
Result:
受賞
Rómulo Gallegos Prize
1993
Work:
Santo Oficio de la Memoria
Organization:
Venezuela (Rómulo Gallegos Foundation)
Result:
受賞
Premio Grandes Viajeros
2000
Organization:
Spanish travel/cultural organization (details not specified)
Result:
受賞
Honorary doctorate (University of Poitiers)
2007
Organization:
University of Poitiers
Result:
授与
Grinzane Cavour Prize
2007
Organization:
Italian literary prize organization (details not specified)
Result:
受賞
Giuseppe Acerbi Book Award
2009
Organization:
Italian literary award organization (details not specified)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
La revolución en bicicleta
1980 NovelOne of his early novels. Detailed synopsis varies by source.
PoliticsSociety
Luna caliente
1983 Romantic thrillerA romantic thriller set in subtropical Corrientes during a heat wave. Adapted into a film in 1985.
ViolencePassionMemory
Adaptations
- [Film] Luna caliente (film) (1985)
Translations
Santo Oficio de la Memoria
1991 NovelA novel dealing with memory, history, and intersections of personal and social life. Winner of the 1993 Rómulo Gallegos Prize.
MemoryHistoryIdentity
Imposible equilibrio
1995 NovelA 1990s novel exploring the individual's interior and the breakdown of balance.
Inner lifeImbalance
Bibliography
- La revolución en bicicleta (1980)
- El cielo con las manos (1981)
- ¿Por qué prohibieron el circo? (1983)
- Luna caliente (1983)
- Qué solos se quedan los muertos (1985)
- Santo Oficio de la Memoria (1991)
- Imposible equilibrio (1995)
- El décimo infierno (1999)
- Final de novela en Patagonia (2000)
- Visitas después de hora (2001)
- Cuestiones interiores (2003)
- Numerous essay collections, short stories and children's books (see sources for details)
Adaptations
- Luna caliente (novel) → film adaptation (1985)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realist, evidence-based proseJournalistic observational voiceBlend of thriller elements with literary reflection
- Recurring Motifs
- MemoryExile and returnViolence and passionReality of Argentine society
Legacy
Mempo Giardinelli is a major contemporary Argentine writer and public intellectual whose works on exile, memory and history have received international recognition. He has contributed to cultural life and reading promotion through his foundation.
Museums
- Fundación Mempo Giardinelli Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina Opened in 1996
Archives
- Collections at Fundación Mempo Giardinelli
In Popular Culture
- The film adaptation of the novel Luna caliente (1985) increased public awareness of his work.
Trivia
- In 1983 he became the first foreign writer to win Mexico's National Novelists' Prize.
- He won the Rómulo Gallegos Prize in 1993.
- In 1996 he established Fundación Mempo Giardinelli, donating 10,000 volumes from his personal library.