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Alberto Chimal
author profile
born
September 12, 1970
gender
male
place of birth
Toluca, Mexico
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genre
Literature & Fiction
influences
Jorge Luis Borges, Mario Levrero, Philip K. Dick, Alan Moore, Angélica Gorodischer, Milorad Pavic, Italo Calvino, Samuel Beckett, Choderlos de Laclos
about this author
Born in Toluca, a small provincial Mexican city, Chimal saw his first books published before he was twenty. Some years later he relocated to his country's capital to begin his career in earnest. While his writings so far have earned a status nearer to that of a cult figure (rather than that of a bestselling novelist, for example) he is regarded as one of the most talented and original writers of his country, and his short stories are particularly appreciated. He has been featured in many anthologies both in Mexico and abroad, and is also a very busy and sought-after teacher and coordinator of literary workshops. He still lives in Mexico City with his wife, Raquel, and is working in several projects. Two of them are his first novels.
books by Alberto Chimal
combine editionsavg rating: 4.22 | 40 ratings | 7 distinct works
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Grey (Paperback) by Alberto Chimal (goodreads author!) avg rating 4.33 — 12 ratings — published 2006 |
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Estos son los dias (Paperback) by Alberto Chimal (goodreads author!) avg rating 4.09 — 11 ratings — published 2004 |
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El Pais De Los Hablistas (El Clan) by Alberto Chimal (goodreads author!) avg rating 4.17 — 6 ratings — published 2001 |
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Gente del mundo (Fondo editorial tierra adentro) by Alberto Chimal (goodreads author!) avg rating 4.17 — 6 ratings — published 1998 |
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Viajes celestes. Cuentos fantásticos del siglo XIX (Paperback) by Alberto Chimal (goodreads author!) avg rating 4.67 — 3 ratings — published 2006 |
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The Case of Comrade Tulayev (New York Review Books Classics) by Victor Serge bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Alberto said "yes" to attending the event: Presentación de "Bosque dorado teñido de sangre". date: August 20, 2008 07:00PM location: Centro Cultural Donceles 66, Donceles #66, Centro Histórico, México DF, Mexico description: Presentación del libro de cuentos "Bosque dorado teñido de sangre" de Eugenia Robleda. Participarán Alberto Chimal, Bernardo Fernández (Bef) y la autora. | |||
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Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Mayas (Paperback) by Allen J. Christenson |
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Narraciones Extraordinarias/ the Extraordinary Narrative (Clasicos Universales / Universal Classics) by Edgar Allan Poe |
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Alberto's favorite quotes
"Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend. "
— Albert Camus
— Albert Camus
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
— Groucho Marx
— Groucho Marx
"The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
— William Blake
— William Blake
"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)
— Grant Morrison (The Filth)
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