Silvia Molina

Silvia Molina (born October 10, 1946 in Mexico City, Mexico) is an author, playwright, editor, and essayist. She has written numerous novels including La mañana debe seguir gris which won a Xavier Villaurrutia Award in 1977, and El amor que me juraste which earned a Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Prize in 1998 .[1]

Early life and education

Silvia Molina is the daughter of Maria Celis and Hector Perez Martinez who was also a writer.[2] Her early life was spent in Mexico City also known as the Federal District of Mexico. Silvia Molina later studied Anthropology at the Escuela Nacional de Antropologia e Historia (National School of Anthropology and History) the influence of this program can be seen in many of her works. A few years later in 1976, she participated in a writing workshop directed by Elena Poniatowska and Hugo Hiriart. While attending this workshop Molina produced her first novel La mañana debe seguir gris , which was later translated to English as Gray Skies Tomorrow. After publishing her first book Molina decided to attend National University in 1977, this marked the beginning of her technical training as a writer.[3]

Selected bibliography

Novels

Children’s Literature

References

  1. "Silvia Molina". Academia.org. Academia Mexicana De La Lengua. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  2. Villalobos, José Pablo (2001). "In the Text of the Father: Genealogical Haunting in the Work of Silvia Molina". Hispanófila. 133: 123–36.
  3. de Beer, Gabriella (1996). Contemporary Mexican Women Writers:Five Voices (1st ed.). University of Texas Press. ISBN 0292715854.
  4. "Silvia Molina". Academia.org. Academia Mexicana De La Lengua. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
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