Alberto Chimal


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Alberto Chimal

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born
September 12, 1970

gender
male

place of birth
Toluca, Mexico

website

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

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avg rating: 4.22 | 40 ratings | 7 distinct works
Grey Grey (Paperback)
by Alberto Chimal (goodreads author!)
avg rating 4.33 — 12 ratings — published 2006
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Estos son los dias 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 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 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 fantÃ... 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)
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Nada cruel
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La Gruta De Toscano/ Toscano's Grotto (Paperback)
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August 14
Presentación de "Bosque dorado teñido de sangre" 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.
El caso Tuláyev Alberto added:
El caso Tuláyev (Paperback)
by Victor Serge
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by Imre Kertesz
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Popol Vuh: The Sacre... Alberto gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Mayas (Paperback)
by Allen J. Christenson
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Narraciones Extraord... Alberto gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Narraciones Extraordinarias/ the Extraordinary Narrative (Clasicos Universales / Universal Classics)
by Edgar Allan Poe
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El Llano En Llamas Alberto gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
El Llano En Llamas (Paperback)
by Juan Rulfo
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"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. "
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"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
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"The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."
William Blake

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"The most sublime act is to set another before you."
William Blake

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"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."
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