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Carlos Monsiváis
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biography
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(b. Mexico City, Mexico, 1938). Monsiváis first studied economics at the Escuela Nacional de Economía, and additionally received a degree in Philosophy and Letters at the Universidad Nacional Autómatica de México (UNAM). Monsiváis lives and works in Mexico City. A journalist and novelist, Monsiváis is one of the most influential and prolific writers in Mexico. His controversial writing addresses the politics, alternative life-styles, drug culture, and social hierarchies of current-day Mexico City. As journalist and radio personality, he has reported extensively on cinema and culture for several decades. He was the director of several magazines, including "Siempre" (from 1972 to 1987). He has edited numerous books on twentieth century Mexican poetry. His own books include an autobiography from 1966, and the novels Mexican Postcards (1997); Días de guardar (9th edition, 1982); Amor perdido(8th edition, 1984); A la mitad del túnel (1983), among many others. He has received fellowships from the Centro Mexicano de Escritores in Mexico City, and the Center for International Studies at Harvard University. He has been awarded numerous writing prizes in Mexico including, the Premio Nacional de Periodismo in 1977, the Manuel Buendía Premio in 1988, and the Premio Mazatlán de Literatura, also in 1988. Courtesy: inSite 2000
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