Xavier Villaurrutia Award
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1960) Winner
Rosario Castellanos
ロサリオ・カステヤノス
Rosario Castellanos
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1925-05-25 （Mexico City）
- Died
- 1974-08-07 （Tel Aviv） age 49
- Nationality
- Mexico
- Languages
- Spanish
- Residence History
- Mexico City (birth) → Comitán, Chiapas → Mexico City
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Novelist, Cultural promoter, Diplomat
- Active Years
- 1953-1974
- Affiliations
- National Indigenous Institute, Excélsior newspaper, Ambassador to Israel
- Influenced By
- Gabriela Mistral, Emily Dickinson, Simone de Beauvoir, Virginia Woolf, Simone Weil
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Autonomous University of Mexico | Faculty of Philosophy and Letters | Philosophy and Letters | — | — | Mexico |
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Faculty of Philosophy and Letters
/ Philosophy and Letters
Country:
Mexico
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Chiapas Award | Balún Canán | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1960 | Xavier Villaurrutia Award | Ciudad Real | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1962 | Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1967 | Carlos Trouyet Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1972 | Elías Sourasky Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Chiapas Award
1958
Work:
Balún Canán
Result:
受賞
Xavier Villaurrutia Award
1960
Work:
Ciudad Real
Result:
受賞
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Award
1962
Result:
受賞
Carlos Trouyet Award
1967
Result:
受賞
Elías Sourasky Award
1972
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Balún Canán
1957 NovelSemi-autobiographical novel about indigenous Maya and ladino relations in Chiapas.
Indigenous issuesGender oppressionCultural conflict
Translations
- The Nine Guardians
Bibliography
- Balún-Canán (1957)
- Ciudad Real: Cuentos (1960)
- Oficio de tinieblas (1962)
- Álbum de familia (1971)
- Poesía no eres tú (1972)
- Mujer que sabe latín (1973)
- El eterno femenino (1973)
- Rito de iniciación (1996)
Translations of Works
- The Book of Lamentations (Oficio de tinieblas)
- The Nine Guardians (Balún-Canán)
- City of Kings (Ciudad Real)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ConfessionalFeministIndigenous-focused
- Recurring Motifs
- Cultural oppressionGender inequalityCommunication barriersLoneliness
Health
-
Depression生涯、特に流産後Influenced her work, focused on women's rights
Legacy
One of Mexico's most important 20th-century literary voices, influencing feminist theory and cultural studies.
In Popular Culture
- Park and library named after her in Mexico City
Trivia
- Family lost land due to land reform
- Orphaned at 23 by parents' accident
- Died in electrical accident as ambassador to Israel