Elmer Mendoza
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Élmer Mendoza (* 1949 in Culiacán , Sinaloa , Mexico ) is a Mexican writer. In 2010 he held a professorship in literature at the Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa . Mendoza is a promoter of cultural institutions and reading.
In his stories, Mendoza, who comes from the poorer district of Culiacán, often makes reference to his native city by including its locations in the actions.
Works
Collections of short stories
- Mucho qué reconecer. 1978.
- Trancaplanca. 1989.
- El amor es un perro sin dueño. 1992.
Novels
- El amante de Janis Joplin . Editorial Tusquets, Mexico, DF, Mexico. 2001.
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La prueba de ácido. Editorial Tusquets, Mexico, DF, Mexico. 2010.
- German: The Pacific cartel. Detective novel. Suhrkamp, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-518-46307-9 .
- El misterio de la Orquídea Calavera. Editorial Tusquets, Mexico, DF, Mexico 2014.
Depictions of drug trafficking
- Cada respiro que tomas. 1992.
- Buenos muchachos. 1995.
- Un asesino solitario. Novel. Colección Andanzas, 1999.
Plays
- El viaje de la tortuga Penza Rosa .
In German language
- Silver. (Balas de plata), from the Spanish by Matthias Strobel. Suhrkamp Taschenbuch, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-518-46187-7 .
Awards
- 2002: Premio Nacional de Literatura José Fuentes Mares for El amante de Janis Joplin .
- November 2007: III. Prize Premio Tusquets de Novela for Balas de Plata .
literature
- Edmundo Paz Soldán : Literatura, lenguaje y narcoträfico en Mexico: los casos de Yuri Herrera y Elmer Mendoza. In: Ángel Esteban (ed.): Narrativas latinoamericanas para el siglo XXI: nuevos enfoques y territorios . Olms, Hildesheim 2010, ISBN 978-3-487-14482-5 , pp. 123-133.
Web links
- Literature by and about Élmer Mendoza in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Murder with silver bullets. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. October 1, 2010, p. 16.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mendoza, Elmer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Culiacan , Sinaloa , Mexico |