Carlos Montemayor

Carlos Montemayor (June 13, 1947 – February 28, 2010) was a Mexican novelist, poet, essayist, literary critic, tenor, political analyst, and promoter of contemporary literature written in indigenous languages. He was a Member of the Mexican Academy of the Language.

Montemayor was born in Parral, Chihuahua. He died of stomach cancer on February 28, 2010, in Mexico City.

Awards and honors

 * 1990 José Fuentes Mares National Prize for Literature

Novel

 * Mal de piedra (Blood relations, 1980)
 * Minas del retorno (Gambusino, 1982)
 * Guerra en el paraíso (1997)
 * Los informes secretos (1999)
 * Las armas del alba (2003)
 * La fuga (2007)

Narrative

 * Las llaves de Urgell (1971)
 * El alba y otros cuentos (1986)
 * Operativo en el trópico (1994)
 * Cuentos gnósticos (1997)
 * La tormenta y otras historias (1999)

Poetry

 * Las armas del viento (1977)
 * Abril y otros poemas (1979)
 * Finisterra (Finisterra and other poems, 1982)
 * Abril y otras estaciones (1989)
 * Poesía (1977-1996) (1997)
 * Antología personal (2001)
 * Apuntes del exilio (2010)