Juan Jose Arreola





Juan Jose Arreola

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born
January 01, 1918


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Juan José Arreola fue el cuarto hijo del matrimonio formado por Felipe Arreola y Victoria Zúñiga. Nació en México en 1918. Entre 1926 y 1929 desarrolló sus estudios básicos en su ciudad natal.

En 1930 empezó a trabajar como encuadernador, e inició una larga serie de oficios. En 1934 escribió sus tres primeros textos literarios. Después de tres años, en 1937, se instaló en México, D.F., y se inscribió en la Escuela Teatral de Bellas Artes.

En 1941, mientras trabajaba como maestro, publicó su primera obra, Sueño de Navidad. Posteriormente trabajó como periodista. En 1945 colaboró con Juan Rulfo y Antonio Alatorre en la publicación de la revista Pan, de Guadalajara. Viajó a París bajo la protección del actor Louis Jouvet. Allí conoció a J. L. Ba...more


Average rating: 4.07 · 281 ratings · 21 reviews · 26 distinct works
Confabulario
4.32 of 5 stars 4.32 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1980 — 2 editions
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Bestiario
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions
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La Feria
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1963 — 4 editions
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Confabulario Definitivo / D...
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 18 ratings
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Varia Invención
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1949 — 2 editions
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Confabulario and Other Inve...
4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1964 — 2 editions
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Obras Juan Jose Arreola
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1998
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Palindroma
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3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1998
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Tres días y un cenicero y o...
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1949 — 2 editions
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Mi confabulario
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1952
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