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'''Gustavo Sainz''' (born July 13, 1940) is a ] author from ].<ref name="Johnston">{{cite news|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FEAjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W4MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3757,2258236&dq=gustavo-sainz&hl=en|title=On top of Latin American literature|last=Johnston|first=Jerry|date=8 May 1982|work=]|page=8S|accessdate=14 December 2010}}</ref> '''Gustavo Sainz''' (13 July 1940 – 26 June 2015)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://aristeguinoticias.com/0207/lomasdestacado/murio-gustavo-sainz-pieza-esencial-de-la-literatura-de-la-onda/=es|title=Murió Gustavo Sainz, pieza esencial de la "Literatura de la onda"|date=2 July 2015|work=]|accessdate=4 July 2015}}</ref> was a ] author from ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FEAjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W4MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3757,2258236&dq=gustavo-sainz&hl=en|title=On top of Latin American literature|last=Johnston|first=Jerry|date=8 May 1982|work=]|page=8S|accessdate=14 December 2010}}</ref>


==Biography==
Born in ], the son of journalist José Luis Sainz, Gustavo Sainz learned how to read at the age of three from his paternal grandmother, and started publishing his work in the city newspapers at the age of ten. When he was in primary school, Sainz founded several school magazines, which he continued to do until college. At the age of eighteen, Sainz left home to work as a journalist in the magazine ''Visión''. In 1960, he entered the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, where he began studying law, but ultimately changed to study literature. Sainz's first novel, ''Gazapo'',<ref name="Geller">{{cite web|url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20C1FFE345D13728DDDA80A94DF405B888AF1D3|title=Comedy of Life; ''Gazapo'' by Gustavo Sainz translated from the Spanish by Hardio St. Marlin|last=Geller|first=Stephen|date=21 July 1968|work=]|accessdate=14 December 2010}}</ref> was published when he was twenty-five and has been translated into fourteen languages. This novel marked the beginning of the literary movement "la Onda", of which other Mexican writers, such as ] and ], formed part. Sainz was born in ]. As the son of journalist José Luis Sainz, Gustavo Sainz learned how to read at the age of three from his paternal grandmother, and started publishing his work in the city newspapers at the age of ten. When he was in primary school, Sainz founded several school magazines, which he continued to do until college. At the age of eighteen, Sainz left home to work as a journalist in the magazine ''Visión''. In 1960, he entered the ], where he began studying law, but ultimately changed to study literature. Sainz's first novel, ''Gazapo'',<ref name="Geller">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1968/07/21/archives/comedy-of-life-gazapo-by-gustavo-inz-trans-latcd-from-the-spanish.html|title=Comedy of Life; ''Gazapo'' by Gustavo Sainz translated from the Spanish by Hardie St. Martin|last=Geller|first=Stephen|date=21 July 1968|work=]|accessdate=14 December 2010}}</ref> was published when he was twenty-five and has been translated into fourteen languages. This novel marked the beginning of the literary movement "]", of which other Mexican writers, such as ] and ], formed part.


In 1968, Sainz travelled to the University of Iowa to participate in the International Writing Program, where he started and completed his second novel, ''Obsesivos días circulares''. Sainz's longest novel, ''A la salud de la serpiente'', relates his adventures of this period in Iowa. In 1968, Sainz travelled to the ] to participate in the International Writing Program, where he started and completed his second novel, ''Obsesivos días circulares''. Sainz's longest novel, ''A la salud de la serpiente'', relates his adventures of this period in Iowa.


Upon his return to Mexico, he wrote ''La princesa del Palacio de Hierro'',<ref name="Kandell">{{cite web|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05E3DC1139F932A25752C1A962948260&pagewanted=all|title=Young writers discover the urban novel|last=Kandell|first=Jonathan|date=11 November 1984|work=]|accessdate=14 December 2010}}</ref> which won the Premio Xavier Villaurrutia in 1974. It was translated into English by Andrew Hurley and published as "The Princess of the Iron Palace" by Grove Press in 1987. In 2003, he published ''A troche y moche'', which won the prize for the best novel of the year written in Mexico, and its translation intro French won the award for best novel in Quebec. His work includes eighteen published novels, countless articles, and various children's books. Upon his return to Mexico, he wrote ''La princesa del Palacio de Hierro'',<ref name="Kandell">{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05E3DC1139F932A25752C1A962948260&pagewanted=all|title=Young writers discover the urban novel|last=Kandell|first=Jonathan|date=11 November 1984|work=]|accessdate=14 December 2010}}</ref> which won the ] in 1974. It was translated into English by ] and published as ''The Princess of the Iron Palace'' by ] in 1987. In 2003, he published ''A troche y moche'', which won the prize for the best novel of the year written in Mexico, and its translation into French won the award for best novel in ]. His work includes eighteen published novels, countless articles, and various children's books.


Sainz is currently the editor of the magazine ''Transgresiones''. He lives in the United States with his two sons, Claudio and Marcio Sainz, and is a professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Sainz was the editor of the magazine ''Transgresiones''. He lived in the ] with his two sons, Claudio and Marcio Sainz, and was a professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at ], Indiana. He died there of complications from ] in 2015.


== Works == == Works ==
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* ''Gazapo'', ] * ''Gazapo'', 1965
* ''Obsesivos días circulares'' * ''Obsesivos días circulares''
* ''La princesa del Palacio de Hierro'', ] * ''La princesa del Palacio de Hierro'', 1974
* ''Compadre Lobo'', ] * ''Compadre Lobo'', 1977
* ''Fantasmas aztecas'', ] * ''Fantasmas aztecas'', 1982
* ''Paseo en trapecio'' * ''Paseo en trapecio''
* ''Muchacho en llamas'', ] * ''Muchacho en llamas'', 1988
* ''Retablo de heresiarcas e inmoderaciones'' * ''Retablo de heresiarcas e inmoderaciones''
* ''A la salud de la serpiente'' * ''A la salud de la serpiente''
* ''A troche y moche'', ] * ''A troche y moche'', 2002
{{div col end}}


== References == == References ==
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Latest revision as of 16:02, 9 August 2022

Gustavo Sainz (13 July 1940 – 26 June 2015) was a Spanish language author from Mexico.

Biography

Sainz was born in Mexico City. As the son of journalist José Luis Sainz, Gustavo Sainz learned how to read at the age of three from his paternal grandmother, and started publishing his work in the city newspapers at the age of ten. When he was in primary school, Sainz founded several school magazines, which he continued to do until college. At the age of eighteen, Sainz left home to work as a journalist in the magazine Visión. In 1960, he entered the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, where he began studying law, but ultimately changed to study literature. Sainz's first novel, Gazapo, was published when he was twenty-five and has been translated into fourteen languages. This novel marked the beginning of the literary movement "la Onda", of which other Mexican writers, such as José Agustín and Parmenides García Saldaña, formed part.

In 1968, Sainz travelled to the University of Iowa to participate in the International Writing Program, where he started and completed his second novel, Obsesivos días circulares. Sainz's longest novel, A la salud de la serpiente, relates his adventures of this period in Iowa.

Upon his return to Mexico, he wrote La princesa del Palacio de Hierro, which won the Xavier Villaurrutia Award in 1974. It was translated into English by Andrew Hurley and published as The Princess of the Iron Palace by Grove Press in 1987. In 2003, he published A troche y moche, which won the prize for the best novel of the year written in Mexico, and its translation into French won the award for best novel in Quebec. His work includes eighteen published novels, countless articles, and various children's books.

Sainz was the editor of the magazine Transgresiones. He lived in the United States with his two sons, Claudio and Marcio Sainz, and was a professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. He died there of complications from Alzheimer's disease in 2015.

Works

  • Gazapo, 1965
  • Obsesivos días circulares
  • La princesa del Palacio de Hierro, 1974
  • Compadre Lobo, 1977
  • Fantasmas aztecas, 1982
  • Paseo en trapecio
  • Muchacho en llamas, 1988
  • Retablo de heresiarcas e inmoderaciones
  • A la salud de la serpiente
  • A troche y moche, 2002

References

  1. "Murió Gustavo Sainz, pieza esencial de la "Literatura de la onda"". Aristegui Noticias. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  2. Johnston, Jerry (8 May 1982). "On top of Latin American literature". Deseret News. p. 8S. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  3. Geller, Stephen (21 July 1968). "Comedy of Life; Gazapo by Gustavo Sainz translated from the Spanish by Hardie St. Martin". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  4. Kandell, Jonathan (11 November 1984). "Young writers discover the urban novel". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
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