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Alberto Chimal

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Alberto Chimal
Chimal in 2019.
Chimal in 2019.
Born1970 (age 53–54)
Toluca, Mexico
OccupationWriter

Alberto Chimal (born 1970 in Toluca) 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.[1]

Chimal's book of short stories Éstos son los días (2004) was awarded the San Luis Potosí Fine Arts Award for Short Story.[2] 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.[3]

Chimal has been called "one of the most original and energetic writers"[citation needed] of his country[4] and one of the 100 most prominent Mexicans of his generation[citation needed] (according to the magazine Día Siete).[5] He maintains the Spanish-language literary website Las Historias.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Bravo, Guillermo (2009). "Letralia 224 | Entrevistas | Las historias de Alberto Chimal | Guillermo Bravo". letralia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. ^ Premios Bellas Artes de Literatura
  3. ^ "Obra publicada – Enciclopedia de la Literatura en México – FLM – CONACULTA". elem.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  4. ^ García, Nadia Virgilio. "La civilización cayó, también la CdMx: la nueva novela de Chimal camina sobre sus escombros". SinEmbargo MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  5. ^ Sobre los autores | 1408 ANTOLOGÍA EN ESPAÑOL TRIBUTO A STEPHEN KING
  6. ^ "Las Historias – Textos, opiniones, descubrimientos. Bitácora y sitio personal de Alberto Chimal, escritor". lashistorias.com.mx (in European Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2018.