Julián Herbert (born 1971) is a Mexican writer. He was born in
Acapulco
Acapulco de Juárez (), commonly called Acapulco ( , ; ), is a city and Port of Acapulco, major seaport in the Political divisions of Mexico, state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, south of Mexico City. Located on a deep, semicirc ...
,
Mexico
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. He is the author of several books of poems, and has also published novels such as ''Un mundo infill'', ''Tomb Song'' and the historical fiction ''La casa del dolor ajeno''. His short story collections include ''Cocaína (manual del usuario)'' and ''Tráiganme la cabeza de Quentin Tarantino''.
His work has won many prizes such as the
Gilberto Owen National Literature Prize, the Juan José Arreola Prize and the Agustín Yáñez Prize for short fiction, the
Jaén Novel Prize, and the
Elena Poniatowska Ibero-American Novel Prize. His work has been translated into English, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, and Turkish.
He has worked as an advisor to the
Seminario Amparán de Literatura. He is the vocalist of the folk rock group
Los Tigres de Borges. He lives in
Saltillo
Saltillo () is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and is also the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. Mexico City, Monterrey, and Saltillo are all connected by a major railroad and high ...
, Mexico.
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Mexican writers
1971 births
Living people