The Houseguest and Other Stories (New Directions, 2018) tr.Meditaciones a la orilla del sueño (1954).She also plays with ideas of time by using time as a symbol of that which we cannot change. Many times the women are still unable to escape from their mental issues and live with the actions they have taken. Many of her protagonists appear to have mental disorders and lash out, often violently, against others. Work ĭavila is known for her use of themes of insanity, danger, and death, typically dealing with a female protagonist. In 2008, Davila was recognized by the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. In 1966 she was a part of the Centro Mexicano de Escritores (Mexican Writers' Center) where she received a grant to continue writing. In 1954 she moved to Mexico City where she worked as Alfonso Reyes's secretary. This was followed by Meditaciones a la orilla del sueńo and Perfil de soledades. Her first published work was Salmos bajo la luna in 1950. Her childhood was marked by fear, a theme that appeared in a number of her future works as an author. She learned to love reading at an early age by spending time in her father's library. In 2015 a literary prize in her honor was created in Mexico for the best story within the genre of 'the fantastic': the Premio Bellas Artes del Cuento Fantástico Amparo Dávila.ĭávila was born in Pinos, a town in Zacatecas, Mexico. She won the Xavier Villarrutia Award in 1977 for her short story collection, Árboles petrificados. Premio Xavier Villaurrutia (1977), Medalla Bellas Artes (2015)Īmparo Dávila (Febru– April 18, 2020) was a Mexican writer best known for her short stories touching on the fantastic and the uncanny. Árboles petrificados (Petrified Trees) (1977), Tiempo destrozado (Broken Time) (1959) Novelist, poet, writer (horror, Macabre fiction)

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