Josefina Vicens

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Josefina Vicens (1911 - Nov 22, 1988) was a Mexican novelist, screenwriter and journalist. Although she only published two novels, she is regarded as a pillar of modern Mexican literature.

El libro vacio (The Empty Book) was the first Mexican meta-literary novel, using the resources of the "Nouveau Roman". It was awarded the Xavier Villarrutia Prize in 1958. It has recently been selected by the National Commission of Mexico for UNESCO's Literature & Translation project.[1][2]

Contents

[edit] Novels

  • El libro vacio (1958) - The Empty Book trans. David Lauer, University of Texas Press (1992), ISBN 029272067X
  • Los años falsos (1981) - The False Years trans. Peter Earle, Latin American Literary Review Press (1989), ISBN 0935480404 - reviewed at [1]

[edit] Filmography

Her many scripts include two that were nominated for the Ariel Award, Mexico's top film award.[3]

  • Renuncia por motivos de salud (1976)
  • Los Perros de Dios (1974)

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ El Premio Xavier Villaurrutia, Coordinación Nacional de Literatura - in Spanish
  2. ^ Literature & Translation (Mexico), UNESCO
  3. ^ Ariel nominees by category, Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas

[edit] Sources

  • Eladio Cortes, Dictionary of Mexican Literature, Greenwood Press (1992), ISBN 0313262713

[edit] External links

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