Alberto Chimal (born 1970 in
Toluca
Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the States of Mexico, state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. Toluca has a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census. The city forms the core of the Grea ...
) is a Mexican writer. He also coordinates and teaches literary workshops, and is an authority on the subject of
literature on the Internet and digital writing.
Chimal's book of short stories ''Éstos son los días'' (2004) was awarded the
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí, officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí, is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 59 municipalities and is named after its capital city, San Luis Potosí.
It ...
Fine Arts Award for Short Story. Chimal also published the novel ''Los esclavos'', the collection of essays ''La cámara de maravillas'', the play ''El secreto de Gorco'', and more than a dozen short story books.
Chimal has been called "one of the most original and energetic writers" of his country and one of the 100 most prominent Mexicans of his generation (according to the magazine Día Siete). He maintains the Spanish-language literary website ''Las Historias.''
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1970 births
Mexican novelists
Mexican male novelists
Mexican male short story writers
Mexican short story writers
People from Toluca
Living people
Date of birth missing (living people)
Writers from the State of Mexico
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