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Amparo Dávila
Amparo Dávila (February 28, 1928 – April 18, 2020) was a Mexican writer best known for her short stories touching on the fantastic and the uncanny. She won the Xavier Villaurrutia Award, Xavier Villarrutia Award in 1977 for her short story collection, ''Árboles petrificados''. In 2015 a literary prize in her honor was created in Mexico for the best story within the genre of "the fantastic": thPremio Bellas Artes del Cuento Fantástico Amparo Dávila Life Dávila was born in Pinos, Zacatecas, Pinos, a town in Zacatecas City, Zacatecas, Mexico. She learned to love reading at an early age by spending time in her father's library. Her childhood was marked by fear, a theme that appeared in a number of her future works as an author. Her first published work was ''Salmos bajo la luna'' in 1950. This was followed by ''Meditaciones a la orilla del sueńo'' and ''Perfil de soledades''. In 1954 she moved to Mexico City where she worked as Alfonso Reyes's secretary. In 1966 she was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zacatecas
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