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Paco Ignacio Taibo II
パコ・イグナシオ・タイボ・セグンド
Paco Ignacio Taibo II
Aliases:
Paco Taibo II / PIT / Taibo II
Pen Names:
Francisco Ignacio Taibo Mahojo（birth name / legal name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1949-01-11 （Gijón, Spain）
- Nationality
- Spanish, Mexican
- Languages
- Spanish, English
- Residence History
- Gijón (birthplace) → Mexico City (since 1958)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, novelist, historian, journalist, professor, political activist
- Active Years
- 1970-
- Affiliations
- International Association of Political Writers, Fondo de Cultura Económica (appointed head in 2018)
- Memberships
- International Association of Political Writers (president)
- Influenced By
- Dashiell Hammett
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Dashiell Hammett Prize | Cuatro Manos | — | Dashiell Hammett Prize (Spain) | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Dashiell Hammett Prize | La Bicicleta de Leonardo | — | Dashiell Hammett Prize (Spain) | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Premio Bancarella (Bancarella Book of the Year) | Senza Perdere la Tenerezza (Italian edition) | — | Premio Bancarella (Italy) | 受賞 |
Dashiell Hammett Prize
1991
Work:
Cuatro Manos
Organization:
Dashiell Hammett Prize (Spain)
Result:
受賞
Dashiell Hammett Prize
1994
Work:
La Bicicleta de Leonardo
Organization:
Dashiell Hammett Prize (Spain)
Result:
受賞
Premio Bancarella (Bancarella Book of the Year)
1998
Work:
Senza Perdere la Tenerezza (Italian edition)
Organization:
Premio Bancarella (Italy)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Días de combate
1976 Crime fiction / Detective novelIntroduction of the detective Héctor Belascoarán Shayne series; a hard-boiled private investigator story that explores corruption and social repression in Mexico.
crimepolitical corruptionsocial critique
Adaptations
- [TV series] Belascoarán (2022)
Translations
- English translations: No Happy Ending; Return to the Same City; Four Hands; etc.
Four Hands
1991 Novel / Crime fictionA notable novel dealing with collaboration, intimacy, violence and history; one of Taibo II's internationally recognized works.
violencehistoryhuman relationships
Translations
- English: Four Hands (trans. Laura C. Dail, 1995)
La Bicicleta de Leonardo
1994 NovelA 1994 novel intertwining crime and private histories.
crimepersonal history
Ernesto Guevara, also known as Che
1997 Biography / NonfictionA biography of Che Guevara that became an international bestseller and was widely translated.
historyrevolutionbiography
Translations
- Italian edition: Senza Perdere la Tenerezza (award-winning translation)
68
2004 Nonfiction / HistoryA nonfiction account inspired by the 1968 Mexican student movement and the Tlatelolco massacre, combining personal experience and historical reporting.
political movementsstate violencememory
Translations
- English: 68 (trans. Donald Nicholson-Smith, 2004)
Muertos incómodos (with Subcomandante Marcos)
2004 Novel / Crime fictionCo-authored with Subcomandante Marcos; a novel where politics and crime intersect.
politicsguerrilla movementcrime
Translations
- English: The Uncomfortable Dead (trans. Carlos Lopez, 2010)
Bibliography
- Días de combate (1976)
- Cosa Fácil (1977)
- Algunas Nubes (1980)
- No Happy Ending (1981)
- Return to the Same City (1989)
- Cuatro Manos (1991)
- La Bicicleta de Leonardo (1994)
- Ernesto Guevara, also known as Che (1997)
- 68 (2004)
- Patria (three-part series, 2017)
Adaptations
- Belascoarán / Netflix (TV series, 2022)
Translations of Works
- Four Hands — English translation (Laura C. Dail, 1995)
- 68 — English translation (Donald Nicholson-Smith, 2004)
- The Uncomfortable Dead — English translation (Carlos Lopez, 2010)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- hard-boiled styleneopolicial (neo-detective)blend of journalistic and historical narration
- Recurring Motifs
- political corruptionstate violence and resistancehistory and memoryurban underworld
Legacy
Considered a founder of the neopolicial genre in Latin America, Taibo II has received international recognition through numerous translations and awards. He has had significant cultural impact through festivals such as Semana Negra in Gijón and his leadership roles in literary institutions.
Academic Societies
- International Association of Political Writers
In Popular Culture
- Founder/organizer of the Semana Negra (Noir Week) in Gijón, influencing crime fiction culture
Trivia
- Moved from Spain to Mexico with his family in 1958.
- Best known for the Héctor Belascoarán Shayne detective series.
- Organiser and founder of the Semana Negra crime fiction festival in Gijón.