He is mainly known for his cycle of historical novels called "La saga porteña" (The Buenos Aires Saga), consisting of Los ídolos (1953), La casa (1954), Los viajeros (1955) and Invitados en El Paraíso (1957); as well as his cycle of historical fantasy novels consisting of Bomarzo (1962), El unicornio (1965) and El laberinto (1974). He is also known for his first two short story collections Aquí vivieron (1949) and Misteriosa Buenos Aires (1950).
El Paraíso, his villa in Córdoba (architect: León Dourge)His study at El Paraíso
His parents belonged to old and aristocratic families, being descended from the founder of the city, Juan de Garay, as well as from notable men of letters of 19th century Argentina, such as Florencio Varela and Miguel Cané. As was traditional at the time, the family spent protracted periods in Paris and London so that Manuel, known proverbially and famously as "Manucho", could become proficient in French and English. He completed his formal education at the Colegio Nacional de San Isidro, later dropping out of law school.
In spite of their proud ancestry, the Mujica Lainez family was not notably well-off by this time, and he went to work at Buenos Aires' newspaper La Nación as literary and art critic. This permitted him to marry in 1936, his bride being a beautiful patrician girl, Ana de Alvear, descended from Carlos María de Alvear. They had two sons (Diego and Manuel) and a daughter (Ana). 1936 was also the year of the 25-year-old's first publication, Glosas castellanas.
Mujica Lainez was preeminently a narrator and enumerator of Buenos Aires, from its earliest colonial times to the present. The society of Buenos Aires, especially high society, its past triumphs and present decadence, its quirks and geographies, its language and lies, its sexual vanities and dreams of love: he relished bringing all this to his elegantly written, quietly ironic, subtly subversive page. He was also a great translator. He translated Shakespeare's Sonnets and works by Racine, Molière, Marivaux, and others.
Throughout his career he received certain honors and awards, including Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1964), the distinction of Commander of Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1967) given by the Italian government and the Legion of Honour by the French government (1982). In 1964 he received the John F. Kennedy Prize for his novel Bomarzo, shared with fellow Argentine writer Julio Cortázar for his novel Hopscotch (1963).
Mujica Lainez adapted his novel Bomarzo for the operatic stage, writing the libretto set to music by Alberto Ginastera and premièred in 1967. This opera was banned by the Argentine military dictatorship in those days.
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^In fact, the writer himself spelled his surnames without accents, as all his books published during his lifetime show.
Bibliographyedit
Carsuzán, María Emma. Manuel Mujica Lainez. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Ediciones Culturales Argentinas, Biblioteca del Sesquicentenario, Serie "Argentinos en las Letras", Ministerio de Cultura y Educación, 1962.
Cruz, Jorge. Genio y figura de Manuel Mujica Lainez. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Eudeba, 1978.
Font, Eduardo. Realidad y fantasía en la narrativa de Manuel Mujica Laínez (1949–1962). Madrid, Spain: Ediciones José Porrúa Turanzas, 1976.
I: "Mujica Lainez y su obra literaria"
II: "Aquí vivieron y Misteriosa Buenos Aires: Estructura y género"
III: "Estructura, tiempo e imaginación en Los ídolos"
IV: "La estructura de La Casa"
V: Bomarzo: El género literario y el narrador"
VI: "Bomarzo: La narrativa y la temática")
Yahni, Roberto and Pedro Orgambide (eds.) Enciclopedia de la literatura argentina. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Editorial Sudamericana, 1970.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Manuel Mujica Lainez news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Mujica and the second or maternal family name is Lainez Manuel Mujica Lainez 1 11 September 1910 21 April 1984 was an Argentine novelist essayist and art critic Manuel Mujica LainezMujica Lainez in 1974 photography by Sara Facio BornManuel Bernabe Mujica Lainez 1910 09 11 11 September 1910Buenos Aires ArgentinaDied21 April 1984 1984 04 21 aged 73 La Cumbre Cordoba ArgentinaOccupationWriterGenreFantasy Historical fictionNotable awardsLegion of Honor 1982 SpouseAna de Alvear Ortiz BasualdoChildren3He is mainly known for his cycle of historical novels called La saga portena The Buenos Aires Saga consisting of Los idolos 1953 La casa 1954 Los viajeros 1955 and Invitados en El Paraiso 1957 as well as his cycle of historical fantasy novels consisting of Bomarzo 1962 El unicornio 1965 and El laberinto 1974 He is also known for his first two short story collections Aqui vivieron 1949 and Misteriosa Buenos Aires 1950 Contents 1 Life 2 Career 3 Works 3 1 Novels 3 2 Short story collections 3 3 Essays 3 4 Biographies 3 5 Translations 3 6 Collaborations 3 7 Opera 4 References 4 1 Notes 4 2 BibliographyLife edit nbsp El Paraiso his villa in Cordoba architect Leon Dourge nbsp His study at El ParaisoHis parents belonged to old and aristocratic families being descended from the founder of the city Juan de Garay as well as from notable men of letters of 19th century Argentina such as Florencio Varela and Miguel Cane As was traditional at the time the family spent protracted periods in Paris and London so that Manuel known proverbially and famously as Manucho could become proficient in French and English He completed his formal education at the Colegio Nacional de San Isidro later dropping out of law school In spite of their proud ancestry the Mujica Lainez family was not notably well off by this time and he went to work at Buenos Aires newspaper La Nacion as literary and art critic This permitted him to marry in 1936 his bride being a beautiful patrician girl Ana de Alvear descended from Carlos Maria de Alvear They had two sons Diego and Manuel and a daughter Ana 1936 was also the year of the 25 year old s first publication Glosas castellanas Mujica Lainez was a member of the Argentine Academy of Letters and the Academy of Fine Arts In 1982 he received the French s Legion of Honor He died at his Villa El Paraiso The Paradise in Cruz Chica Cordoba Province in 1984 Career editMujica Lainez was preeminently a narrator and enumerator of Buenos Aires from its earliest colonial times to the present The society of Buenos Aires especially high society its past triumphs and present decadence its quirks and geographies its language and lies its sexual vanities and dreams of love he relished bringing all this to his elegantly written quietly ironic subtly subversive page He was also a great translator He translated Shakespeare s Sonnets and works by Racine Moliere Marivaux and others Throughout his career he received certain honors and awards including Ordre des Arts et des Lettres 1964 the distinction of Commander of Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 1967 given by the Italian government and the Legion of Honour by the French government 1982 In 1964 he received the John F Kennedy Prize for his novel Bomarzo shared with fellow Argentine writer Julio Cortazar for his novel Hopscotch 1963 Works editNovels edit Don Galaz de Buenos Aires 1938 The porteno saga Los idolos 1952 La casa 1954 Los viajeros 1955 Invitados en El Paraiso 1957 Bomarzo 1962 El unicornio 1965 translated as The Wandering Unicorn De milagros y de melancolias 1969 Cecil 1972 El laberinto 1974 El viaje de los siete demonios 1974 Sergio 1976 Los cisnes 1977 El gran teatro 1979 El brazalete 1981 El escarabajo 1982 Short story collections edit Aqui vivieron 1949 Misteriosa Buenos Aires 1950 Cronicas reales 1967 Cuentos ineditos posthumous 1993 Essays edit Glosas Castellanas 1936 Biographies edit Miguel Cane padre 1942 Vida de Aniceto el gallo 1943 Vida de Anastasio el pollo 1947 Translations edit Cuarenta y nueve sonetos de Shakespeare 1962 Collaborations edit Canto a Buenos Aires 1943 Estampas de Buenos Aires 1946 Opera edit Mujica Lainez adapted his novel Bomarzo for the operatic stage writing the libretto set to music by Alberto Ginastera and premiered in 1967 This opera was banned by the Argentine military dictatorship in those days References editNotes edit In fact the writer himself spelled his surnames without accents as all his books published during his lifetime show Bibliography edit Carsuzan Maria Emma Manuel Mujica Lainez Buenos Aires Argentina Ediciones Culturales Argentinas Biblioteca del Sesquicentenario Serie Argentinos en las Letras Ministerio de Cultura y Educacion 1962 Cruz Jorge Genio y figura de Manuel Mujica Lainez Buenos Aires Argentina Eudeba 1978 Font Eduardo Realidad y fantasia en la narrativa de Manuel Mujica Lainez 1949 1962 Madrid Spain Ediciones Jose Porrua Turanzas 1976 I Mujica Lainez y su obra literaria II Aqui vivieron y Misteriosa Buenos Aires Estructura y genero III Estructura tiempo e imaginacion en Los idolos IV La estructura de La Casa V Bomarzo El genero literario y el narrador VI Bomarzo La narrativa y la tematica Yahni Roberto and Pedro Orgambide eds Enciclopedia de la literatura argentina Buenos Aires Argentina Editorial Sudamericana 1970 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Manuel Mujica Lainez amp oldid 1153277676, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
