Carlos Monsiváis

Carlos Monsiváis ( born May 4, 1938 in Mexico City, † June 19, 2010 ) was a Mexican journalist, columnist, essayist, critic and historian.

Life

Monsiváis studied economics and philosophy at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. His works, some of them characterized by an ironic undertone, bear witness to a deep understanding of the roots and development of the culture of the Mexican people.

He worked primarily in the newspaper El Universal, but also wrote political columns for other leading newspapers. He was regarded as an opinion leader of the forward-thinking intellectuals of Mexico.

Bibliography

• La mexicana del siglo XX poesía (1966 )
• Poesía La Mexicana II, 1914-1979 (1979 )
• La poesía mexicana III (1985 )

• Frida Kahlo: Una vida, una obra (1992 )

• Principios y potestades (1969 )
• Días de guardar (1971 )
• Amor perdido (1976 )
• De qué se rie el licenciado (1984 )
• Entrada libre, Crónicas de la sociedad que se organiza (1987 )
• Escenas de pudor y liviandad (1988 )
• Los del caos rituales (1995 )

• Características de la cultura nacional (1969 )
• Historias para temblar: 19 de septiembre de 1985 ( 1988)
• Yo te Bendigo Vida (2002)

• Nuevo catecismo para indios remisos (1982 )

Awards