Jorge Majfud (born September 10, 1969) is a Uruguayan American writer.

Life

He was born in Tacuarembó,

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. He received a professional degree in Architecture in 1996 from the University of the Republic in Montevideo and studied at Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes. He traveled extensively to gather material that would later become part of his novels and essays and was a professor at the Universidad Hispanoamericana of Costa Rica and at Escuela Técnica del Uruguay, where he taught art and mathematics. In 2003 he entered the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

, where he obtained a Masters and a

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in the Department of Romance Languages. He is a member of the scientific committee of the ''Araucaria'' review of Spain, The Honor Society of

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, and a Professional Member of

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. He taught at the University of Georgia and was a professor at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. Currently, he is a professor at

Jacksonville University Jacksonville University (JU) is a private university in Jacksonville, Florida. Located in the city's Arlington district, the school was founded in 1934 as a two-year college and was known as Jacksonville Junior College until September 5, 1956, ...

. Majfud has won many the Excellence in Research Award in Humanities and Letters 2006,

Casa de las Américas prize The Casa de las Américas Prize (''Premio Literario Casa de las Américas'') is a literary award given by the Cuban Casa de las Américas. Established in 1959, it is one of Latin America’s oldest and most prestigious literary prizes. The award ...

2001, Juan Rulfo Award finalist 2011, Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Professional Activities, Jacksonville University, 2013, and winner Premio Letterario Internazionale Indipendente Settima edizione Award (The Independent International Literary Award 2019, Italy). His novels and essays are under study in different universities in Europe, the U.S., and Latin America. "He is one of the most important writers of a new generation of Latino intellectuals". In 2012, readers of the American magazine Foreign Policy (now EsGlobal in Spanish) recognized him as "The Most Influential Latin American Intellectual" He delivered public lectures at many universities and events around the world

Works

His publications include: *''Hacia qué patrias del silencio / memorias de un desaparecido'' (novel, 1996) *''Crítica de la pasión pura'' (essays, 1998) *'' La reina de América'' (novel, 2001) *''El tiempo que me tocó vivir'' (essays, 2004) *''La narración de lo invisible / Significados ideológicos de América Latina'' (essays, 2006) *''Perdona nuestros pecados'' (short stories, 2007) *''La ciudad de la Luna'' (novel, 2009

*'' Crisis (novel by Jorge Majfud), Crisis'' (novel, 2012) *''Cyborgs'' (essays, 2012) * ''El eterno retorno de Quetzalcoátl'', 2012

* ''Cuentos'', audiobook, 2014 * ''Cine político latinoamericano'', essays, 2014 * ''Herrmenéutica'', essays, 2014 * ''El pasado siempre vuelve'', short stories, 2014 * ''Algo salió mal'', short stories, 2015 * ''El mar estaba sereno'', novel, 2017 * ''USA. ¿Confía Dios en nosotros?'', essays, 2017 * ''Neomedievalism. Reflections on the Post-Enlightenment Era,'' essays, 2018 * ''Tequila'', novel, 2018 * ''El mismo fuego'', novel, 2019 * ''Perros sí, negros no'', essays, 2020 * ''Silicona 5.0'', novel, 2020 * '' La frontera salvaje: 200 años de fanatismo anglosajón en América latina,'' history essay, 2021 * ''La privatización de la verdad. La continuidad de la ideología esclavista en Estados Unidos'', essay, 2021

As contributor or editor

* 2020, Crónicas del coronavirus (Editorial Irreverentes) * 2020, ''Diccionario de autobiografías intelectuales'' (Universidad Nacional de Lanus) * 2019, ''Unwanted People'' (University of Valencia Press, PUV) by Aviva Chomsky. * 2018, ''Cinco entrevistas a Noam Chomsky'' (''Le Monde Diplomatique'' / Editorial ''Aun Creemos en los Sueños'') by Michel Foucault,

Ignacio Ramonet Ignacio Ramonet Miguez (born 5 May 1943) is a Spanish academic, journalist and writer who has been based in Paris for much of his career. After becoming first known for writing on film and media, he became editor-in-chief of ''Le Monde diplomatiq ...

, Daniel Mermet, Jorge Majfud y Federico Kukso. * 2018, "Vsa teža zakona" (''Zgodbe iz Urugvaja. Antologija sodobne urugvajske kratke proze''/''Anthology of contemporary Uruguayan short prose''). Translated by Yuri Kunaver. * 2017, ''The Routledge History of Latin American Culture'' (Edited by Carlos Manuel Salomon) Routledge Histories. * 2017, ''Pertenencia. Narradores sudamericanos en Estados Unidos''. Antología. (Melanie Márquez Adams, Hemil García Linares, editores). Ars Communis Editorial, Publisher. . * 2016, ''Ruido Blanco. Antología de cuentos de ciencia ficción uruguaya.'' (Mónica Marchesky, coordinador) M Ed. * 2013, ''De la indignación a la rebeldía'' (con

Eduardo Galeano Eduardo Hughes Galeano (; 3 September 1940 – 13 April 2015) was a Uruguayan journalist, writer and novelist considered, among other things, "global soccer's pre-eminent man of letters" and "a literary giant of the Latin American left". Galean ...

, Carlos Taibo y Slavoj Zizek). . Ediciones Irreverentes. * 2012. ''Ilusionistas. '', by

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. Edition, translation, and introduction. . Ediciones Irreverentes. * 2012, ''Antología de Nueva York''. . Ediciones Irreverentes. * 2012, ''Antología de ciencia ficción, 2099''. . Ediciones Irreverentes. * 2011, ''Microantología del Microrrelato III.'' . * 2011, ''Truman, Hiroshima''. (con

) Ediciones Irreverentes. * 2010, ''El libro del voyeur.'' . Ediciones del viento. * 2010, ''Microantología del Microrrelato II.'' . * 2010, ''Entre Orientales y Atlantes. Antología de relatos uruguayo-canaria.'' . Editorial Baile del Sol. * 2007, ''Las palabras pueden.'' . (con

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y otros ) United Nations Children's Fund (New York: UNICEF-UN). * 2008, ''Los testimonios'', de Roque Dalton. . Baile del Sol. * 2008, ''Diccionario alternativo''. . (con Hugo Biagini y Arturo Andrés Roig). Aguilar/Alfaguara. * 2007, ''América Latina hacia su segunda independencia''. (con Hugo Biagini y Arturo Andrés Roig. Aguilar / Alfaguara. * 1999, ''Entre siglos/Entre séculos''. . His stories and articles have been published in daily newspapers, magazines, and readers, such as '' El País'' of Madrid, ''El País'' and ''La República'

of Montevideo,

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''Rebellion'', ''Hispanic Culture Review'' of George Mason University, Revista de Crítica Literaria Latinoamericana of

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, ''Pegaso'' of the

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, Washington University Political Review, ''Chasqui'' of Arizona State University, ''Hispamerica'' of

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, United Nations Chronicle, UNICEF, ''Araucaria'' of Spain, etc. He has been the founder and editor of the magazine ''SigloXXI – reflexiones sobre nuestro tiempo''. He is a contributor to ''El Pais'', ''La República'' of Montevideo, ''La Vanguardia'' of Barcelona, ''Tiempos del Mundo'' of Washington, '' Monthly Review'' of New York, ''

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'' of Mexico, ''Jornada'' of La Paz, Panama America, ''

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'' of Miami, '' Página/12'' of Buenos Aires, ''Cambio16'' of Spain, ''Centro Cervantes'' of Madrid, ''The Humanist'' of the American Humanist Association, Radio Uruguay, Radio Nacional de Argentin

Radio Exterior de España], Radio Popolare Roma, NTN 24 T

Russia TV (RT), and many other daily and weekly newspapers. He is a member of the International Scientific Committee of the magazine ''Araucaria'

in Spain. His essays and articles have been translated into Portuguese, French, English, German, Italian, Basque, Greek, and many others. He is also the editor and translator of ''Ilusionistas'', the latest book of

in Spanish (Madrid, 2012). He has published many books with authors like Slavoj Zizek,

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Carlos Fuentes Carlos Fuentes Macías (; ; November 11, 1928 – May 15, 2012) was a Mexican novelist and essayist. Among his works are ''The Death of Artemio Cruz'' (1962), ''Aura'' (1962), '' Terra Nostra'' (1975), ''The Old Gringo'' (1985) and ''Christopher ...

, and

. In November 2019, after the coup d'état in Bolivia, Jorge Majfud called on OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro to resign from his post. The letter went viral and was supported by millions of Latin Americans.

Awards

He has distinguished himself in different international contests, for example: *Mention at Premio

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, in Habana, Cuba in 2001, for the novel ''La Reina de América'', "because it stands out as an intense writing regarding the established powers by the use of parody and irony," according to the panel of judges composed of Belén Gopegui (Spain), Andrés Rivera (Argentina), Mayra Santos Febres (Puerto Rico) and others *Excellence in Research Award, University of Georgia, 2006 *Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Professional Activities, Jacksonville University, 2013. *2014 International Latino Book Awards Finalist *2019 Premio Letterario Internazionale Indipendente Award

References

External links

"Los 10 autores hispanos del momento"
''Impacto Latin News'', New York, 2013.
Twitter

"La escritura sin anestesias de un uruguayo universal: Entrevista a Jorge Majfud"
''Revista Mito'', by Leonor Taiano. June 8, 2016.
Books in WorldCat

Editorial Baile del Sol

"Crossing borders and more: A professor profile on Dr. Jorge Majfud"

La Republica's Critique and Book Review

''La ciudad de la Luna'', a Spanish National Radio Interview

Narrativa uruguaya de principios de siglo.

Amazon.com

Radio Exterior de España

Línea Abierta. Texas-California edition. Entrevista de Samuel Schmidt (Audio)

''Pensamiento Latinoamericano''

Cambio16

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