Vicente Quirarte
Vicente Quirarte | |
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.jpg) Vicente Quirarte in 2024 | |
| Born | Vicente Quirarte Castañeda 19 July 1954 Centro, Federal District, Mexico |
| Died | 11 August 2026 (aged 72) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Education | UNAM |
| Occupations | Writer and academic |
| Writing career | |
| Genres | Essay, verse, theatre |
| Notable work | El ángel es vampiro |
| Notable awards | Xavier Villaurrutia Prize (1991) National Prize for Arts and Sciences (2024) |
Vicente Quirarte Castañeda[a] (19 July 1954 – 11 August 2026) was a Mexican academic and writer whose work includes poetry, theatre, and essays. He was a member of both the Colegio Nacional and the Mexican Academy of Language.
Life and career
Vicente Quirarte was born in the historic centre of Mexico City on 19 July 1954.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree (1982) in Spanish language and literature, and a master's degree (1989) and doctorate (1998) in Mexican literature, all from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), where he also taught and conducted research.[2] He was admitted to the Mexican Academy of Language in 2003 and to the Colegio Nacional in 2016.[3] He also served as the director of the National Library of Mexico from 2004 to 2008.[4][5]
He was awarded the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize in 1991 for the verse collection El ángel es vampiro[6] and the National Prize for Arts and Sciences (literature category) in 2024.[7]
Quirarte died in Mexico City on 11 August 2026, at the age of 72.[6][8]
Notes
- ↑ In this Mexican name, the surname is Quirarte and the second or maternal family name is Castañeda.
References
- ↑ Ballester Pardo, Ignacio; Ruiz Bañuls, Mónica. "Biografía de Vicente Quirarte". Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ Ortiz Flores, Patricia. "Vicente Quirarte". Diccionario de escritores mexicanos siglo XX, en línea (in Spanish). UNAM. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ "Autor: Vicente Quirarte". Enciclopedia de la literatura en México (in Spanish). FLM–CONACULTA. 29 January 2021.
- ↑ "Quirarte Castañeda, Vicente". Biblioteca Nacional de México (in Spanish). UNAM. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ "Muere Vicente Quirarte, poeta de la ciudad y la memoria". El Economista (in Spanish). 11 August 2026.
- 1 2 Rivera, Niza (11 August 2026). "Falleció el escritor Vicente Quirarte". Proceso (in Spanish).
- ↑ "Muere Vicente Quirarte Castañeda, figura esencial de la literatura mexicana contemporánea". Infobae (in Spanish). 11 August 2026.
- ↑ Vargas, Ángel (11 August 2026). "Vicente Quirarte, poeta y ensayista clave en la literatura mexicana, murió a los 72 años". La Jornada (in Spanish).
External links
- "Vicente Quirarte" (in Spanish). From the Miguel de Cervantes Virtual Library.
- 1954 births
- 2026 deaths
- Members of the Mexican Academy of Language
- Writers from Mexico City
- 20th-century Mexican writers
- 20th-century Mexican male writers
- 21st-century Mexican writers
- 21st-century Mexican male writers
- National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni
- Members of El Colegio Nacional (Mexico)
- National Prize for Arts and Sciences (Mexico)