Gregorio López y Fuentes
Gregorio López y Fuentes (born November 17, 1897 in the Mexican state of Veracruz , † December 10, 1966 ) was a Mexican writer and journalist .
López y Fuentes was one of the chroniclers of the Mexican Revolution . He started writing at the age of 15, and many of his books are about the revolution.
In 1935 he received the Mexican National Prize for his novel EL Indio . He also wrote the short story "A Letter to God" .
In later years he taught literature in a school in Mexico City . From 1921 he began - often under the pseudonym Tulio F. Peseenz - to write for the newspaper El Universal .
Works (selection)
- Claros de selva (1921)
- El vagabundo (1922)
- El alma del poblacho (1924)
- Campamento (1931)
- Tierra (1932)
- Mi general (1934)
- El Indio (1935)
- Arrieros (1937)
- Huasteca (1939)
Web links
- Literature by and about Gregorio López y Fuentes in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | López y Fuentes, Gregorio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mexican author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 17, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Veracruz |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 1966 |