Mario Bellatin was born in Mexico City to Peruvian parents. Soon after Mario was born, his parents returned to Lima. He spent two years studying theology at the seminary Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo and graduated from the University of Lima. In 1987, Bellatin moved to Cuba, where he studied screenplay writing at the International Film School Latinoamericana.[1] On his return to Mexico in 1995, he became the director of the area of Literature and Humanities at the University of the Cloister of Sor Juana and became a member of the National System of Creators of Art from 1999 to 2005. He is currently the director of the Dynamic School of Writers in Mexico City.[2]
Careeredit
Mario Bellatin is celebrated as a leading voice in Spanish fiction for his experimental and fragmented writing, which artfully intertwines reality and creation. His work is known in many parts of the world, with translations into English, German, French and Malayalam. However, while he has participated in writing workshops around the United States, his work is underrepresented in the English-speaking world.
As a result of a birth defect that left him missing much of his right arm, a good portion of his fiction concerns characters that are deformed or diseased or with an uncertain sexual identity.[3]
Bellatin was quoted in The New York Times as saying, "To me literature is a game, a search for ways to break through borders. But in my work the rules of the game are always obvious, the guts are exposed, and you can see what is being cooked up.”[4]
Awards and recognitionedit
Bellatin is seen as a renewer in Peruvian literature. Alonso Cueto wrote of him: "There is a new generation of writers in Peru that wishes to break with the usual form of writing realistic novels. Iván Thays and Mario Bellatin are the masters of this group of young writers." He has received positive reviews from other writers. For instance Mario Vargas Llosa described him as "one of the most interesting writers that have arisen in Latin America in recent years."[5][6]
^Lecturalia S.L. "Mario Bellatin - Libros y obras del autor, biografía y bibliografía". Lecturalia. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
^Gay, Asmara. "Escuelas de Escritores en México: una mirada a la enseñanza del arte literario". nocturnario.com.mx (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-01-20.
^Rohter, Larry (August 10, 2009). "A Mischievous Novelist With an Eye and an Ear for the Unusual". The New York Times.
^Rohter, Larry (August 10, 2009). "A Mischievous Novelist With an Eye and an Ear for the Unusual". The New York Times.
Larry Rohter. A Mischievous Novelist With an Eye and an Ear for the Unusual, New York Times, 2009-08-09; retrieved 2011-06-07
January 01, 1970
mario, bellatin, born, july, 1960, mexico, city, mexico, mexican, born, peruvian, novelist, bellatin, 2017bornmexico, city, mexicoeducationuniversity, lima, contents, early, life, career, awards, recognition, selected, works, also, references, external, linkse. Mario Bellatin born July 23 1960 Mexico City Mexico is a Mexican born Peruvian novelist Mario BellatinBellatin in 2017BornMexico City MexicoEducationUniversity of Lima Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Awards and recognition 4 Selected works 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editMario Bellatin was born in Mexico City to Peruvian parents Soon after Mario was born his parents returned to Lima He spent two years studying theology at the seminary Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo and graduated from the University of Lima In 1987 Bellatin moved to Cuba where he studied screenplay writing at the International Film School Latinoamericana 1 On his return to Mexico in 1995 he became the director of the area of Literature and Humanities at the University of the Cloister of Sor Juana and became a member of the National System of Creators of Art from 1999 to 2005 He is currently the director of the Dynamic School of Writers in Mexico City 2 Career editMario Bellatin is celebrated as a leading voice in Spanish fiction for his experimental and fragmented writing which artfully intertwines reality and creation His work is known in many parts of the world with translations into English German French and Malayalam However while he has participated in writing workshops around the United States his work is underrepresented in the English speaking world As a result of a birth defect that left him missing much of his right arm a good portion of his fiction concerns characters that are deformed or diseased or with an uncertain sexual identity 3 Bellatin was quoted in The New York Times as saying To me literature is a game a search for ways to break through borders But in my work the rules of the game are always obvious the guts are exposed and you can see what is being cooked up 4 Awards and recognition editBellatin is seen as a renewer in Peruvian literature Alonso Cueto wrote of him There is a new generation of writers in Peru that wishes to break with the usual form of writing realistic novels Ivan Thays and Mario Bellatin are the masters of this group of young writers He has received positive reviews from other writers For instance Mario Vargas Llosa described him as one of the most interesting writers that have arisen in Latin America in recent years 5 6 Premio Xavier Villaurrutia for his novel Flores 2000 1 Guggenheim Fellowship Latin American and Caribbean Fellow 2002 2 Premio Nacional de Literatura for El gran vidrio The Great Glass Instituto Municipal de Cultura Turismo y Arte de Mazatlan 2008 3 Stonewall Book Award Barbara Gittings Literature Award Honor for Beauty Salon American Library Association 2010 4 Doctor Honoris Causa 17 Institute of Critical Studies 2019 Selected works editFlores Anagrama 2004 The Great Glass Anagrama 2007 Chinese Checkers trans Cooper Renner Ravenna Press 2007 ISBN 978 0 9776162 9 9 beauty parlor trans Ratheesh DC Books 2011 ISBN 9788126429738 Beauty Salon trans Kurt Hollander City Lights Publishers 2009 ISBN 978 0 87286 473 3 Shiki Nagaoka A Nose for Fiction trans David Shook Phoneme Media 5 2013 ISBN 978 1 939419 02 6 Jacob the Mutant trans Jacob Steinberg Phoneme Media 6 2015 ISBN 978 1939419101 The Uruguayan Book of the Dead trans David Shook Phoneme Media 2019 ISBN 978 1944700119See also editMexican people of Italian descentReferences edit Lecturalia S L Mario Bellatin Libros y obras del autor biografia y bibliografia Lecturalia Retrieved 2010 07 22 Gay Asmara Escuelas de Escritores en Mexico una mirada a la ensenanza del arte literario nocturnario com mx in European Spanish Retrieved 2018 01 20 Rohter Larry August 10 2009 A Mischievous Novelist With an Eye and an Ear for the Unusual The New York Times Rohter Larry August 10 2009 A Mischievous Novelist With an Eye and an Ear for the Unusual The New York Times Escritores biography in Spanish Anagrama biography in Spanish External links editBellatin in Molossus Review of Beauty Salon Review of Chinese Checkers Larry Rohter A Mischievous Novelist With an Eye and an Ear for the Unusual New York Times 2009 08 09 retrieved 2011 06 07 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mario Bellatin amp oldid 1216639639, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
