Alberto Chimal (Author of La noche en la zona M)

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Alberto Chimal

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Born

in Toluca, Mexico

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Literature & Fiction, Fiction, Horror

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Jorge Luis Borges, Mario Levrero, Ang茅lica Gorodischer, Vladimir Nabok ...more

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February 2007

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Born in Toluca, a small city in central Mexico, Chimal saw his first books published before he was twenty. Now he is critically well regarded as one of the most talented and original writers of his country, and has a faithful and growing audience for his work. Some of his books, stories and essays have been translated into a dozen languages. He has been featured in many anthologies both in Mexico and abroad, and is also a very busy and sought-after literature professor and creative writing teacher. He lives in Mexico City with his wife, writer Raquel Castro, and a cat. He has written novels, short stories, children's books, essays, creative writing primers and manuals, and movie scripts. In 2021, he was the first Mexican writer to pen a Bat ...more

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	La noche en la zona M 3.53 avg rating — 446 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Los esclavos 3.66 avg rating — 331 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La torre y el jard铆n really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La tienda de los sue帽os: un siglo de cuento fant谩stico mexicano by Alberto Chimal (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Amado Nervo, Elena Garro 4.01 avg rating — 188 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Los atacantes 3.69 avg rating — 200 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Manos de lumbre 3.86 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La visitante 3.41 avg rating — 152 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	83 novelas 3.64 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grey 3.72 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gente del mundo 4.11 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Las guerras ocurren por culpa del deseo. Porque no nos separamos del animal, porque no lo mantenemos a raya, porque dejamos que nos ocupe todo el cuerpo y que nos vuelva animales...”
― Alberto Chimal, La torre y el jard铆n

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“La mayor parte de la gente - responde Kustos - hace eso. 驴No? Trabajan para poder trabajar”
― Alberto Chimal, La torre y el jard铆n

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“Nuestros saludos son despedidas: de muchas formas vivimos en el abandono -en a b煤squeda de la inconsciencia- pero tal vez lo hacemos porque tenemos tan claro y tan presente que todo va a terminar. Si cada muerte es un apocalipsis en miniatura, porque el mundo termina para quien deja de existir y todo el tiempo hay alguien que muere...

Alberto Chimal, del libro "Diarios del Fin del Mundo”
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“Merece lo que sue帽as.”
― Octavio Paz, Libertad bajo palabra

tags: aspiraciones, escritores, escritura, narrativa, poema-en-prosa, 辫辞别蝉铆补

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“Metaphor is one of a group of problem-solving medicines known as figures of speech which are normally used to treat literal thinking and other diseases.”
― Grant Morrison, The Filth

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“Don鈥檛 walk in front of me鈥� I may not follow
Don鈥檛 walk behind me鈥� I may not lead
Walk beside me鈥� just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

tags: attributed-no-source, friends, friendship, misattributed-albert-camus

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“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”
― Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx

tags: animals, books, dogs, friends, humor

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“La suma de lo virtual y de lo postergado es la tenacidad de la escritura.”
― David Huerta

tags: escritura, literatura

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