Xavier Villaurrutia Award
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (1977) Winner
Silvia Molina
シルビア・モリナ
Silvia Molina
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1946-10-10 （Mexico City, Mexico）
- Nationality
- Mexican
- Languages
- Spanish
Career
- Occupations
- author, playwright, editor, essayist
- Active Years
- 1977-
- Affiliations
- International Writing Program
- Memberships
- Mexican Academy of Language (Academia Mexicana de la Lengua)
- Influenced By
- Elena Poniatowska, Hugo Hiriart, Héctor Pérez Martínez (father)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia (ENAH) | Anthropology | — | — | — | Mexico |
| National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) | — | — | — | 1977- | Mexico |
Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia (ENAH)
Anthropology
Country:
Mexico
Studies in anthropology influenced her work
National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Period:
1977-
Country:
Mexico
Attended beginning in 1977 for technical training as a writer
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Xavier Villaurrutia Award (for La mañana debe seguir gris) | Gray Skies Tomorrow | — | Xavier Villaurrutia Award committee | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize (for El amor que me juraste) | The Love You Promised Me | — | Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize committee | 受賞 |
Xavier Villaurrutia Award (for La mañana debe seguir gris)
1977
Work:
Gray Skies Tomorrow
Organization:
Xavier Villaurrutia Award committee
Result:
受賞
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize (for El amor que me juraste)
1998
Work:
The Love You Promised Me
Organization:
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
-
Edition 6 (1998) Winner
Works
Major Works
Gray Skies Tomorrow
1977 novelAn early major novel focusing on memory and family history.
memoryfamilyindividual and history
Translations
- Gray Skies Tomorrow
Ascensión Tun
1981 novelA novel incorporating social contexts of the 1970s–1980s.
societyculture
The Love You Promised Me
1998 novelA story about love, memory and promises; winner of the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize in 1998.
lovememorypromises
Translations
- The Love You Promised Me
Muchacha azul
2001 novelA work portraying personal growth and conflict through color and symbolism.
coming of agesymbolism
En silencio, la lluvia
2008 novelSeeks intersections of everyday life and memory with a quiet narrative voice.
everyday lifememory
Bibliography
- La mañana debe seguir gris (1977)
- Ascensión Tun (1981)
- La familia vino del norte (1988)
- El amor que me juraste (1998)
- Muchacha azul (2001)
- En silencio, la lluvia (2008)
- Matamoros, el resplandor en la batalla (2010)
- Cruzar la sombra (2012)
- Numerous children's books (e.g. El papel, El algodón, La jirafa Rafa)
Translations of Works
- La mañana debe seguir gris → Gray Skies Tomorrow (English translation)
- El amor que me juraste → The Love You Promised Me (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical, inward-focused narrationquiet, observational voice
- Recurring Motifs
- familymemoryindigenous legends and myths
Legacy
Silvia Molina is known in contemporary Mexican literature for works addressing family history, memory, and indigenous traditions; she has influenced the national literary scene through awards and membership in the Mexican Academy of Language.
Academic Societies
- Mexican Academy of Language (Academia Mexicana de la Lengua)
Trivia
- Her father, Héctor Pérez Martínez, was also a writer.
- Won the Xavier Villaurrutia Award in 1977 for La mañana debe seguir gris.
- Won the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize in 1998 for El amor que me juraste.