


Su primera novela llegaría en 2004, Un mundo infiel, tras probar suerte con cuatro poemarios.įernanda Melchor (b. Estudió literatura española en la Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila. His first novel, Un mundo infiel, was released in 2004 after trying his luck with four collections of poetry.Įl mexicano Julián Herbert (1971) es escritor, músico y profesor distinguido con varios premios a lo largo de su carrera como novelista como el Premio Nacional de Literatura Gilberto Owen en 2003, el Premio Jaén de Novela Inédita 2011 por Canción de tumba (una elegía a su madre) o el Premio de Novela Elena Poniatowska en 2012. He studied Spanish Literature at the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila. 1971, Mexico) is a writer, musician, and distinguished professor who has won many prizes in his career as a novelist such as the Premio Nacional de Literatura Gilberto Owen in 2003, the Premio Jaén de Novela Inédita 2011 for Canción de tumba (an elegy for his mother, translated and published in 2018 by Graywolf Press as Tomb Song) and the Premio de Novela Elena Poniatowska in 2012. Mexican authors Julián Herbert and Fernanda Melchor join the conversation to discuss the recently passed and iconic Mexican writer, Sergio Pitol, and the dominating presence of American literature.

García Chávez takes a critical look at literary tradition in the United States, asks why so few Latin American authors are included, and what that could mean for how the US collectively views Latin American citizens and culture. This roundtable conversation, lead by Dr. #litluz / Main Facebook event page:ĭisruption of the Literary Canon: On Missing Sergio Pitol Programs include readings, conversations, and our signature event, the “Live Magazine Show”-which makes its Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago debut this year. The following March, a similar series of events are held in Mexico City. The weeklong festival takes place at over a dozen arts venues and universities throughout Chicago, October 13th-20th. MAKE Literary Production’s 5th annual Lit & Luz Festival of Language, Literature, and Art, themed "Assembly," is an ambitious exchange between Mexico City and Chicago.
