Gabriel Zaid
Gabriel Zaid is a Mexican writer, poet and intellectual.
He was born in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo León, in 1934. He studied Engineering at the Tecnológico de Monterrey.
He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Vuelta magazine from 1976 to 1992.[1] He has been a member of El Colegio Nacional since September 26, 1984. He has been a member of the Mexican Academy of Language since 1986. He has distinguished himself for never appearing in public—not even his picture has been taken. This springs from a strongly held opinion that a writer should be known by his work, not his real life personality. His essays have been very influential on a vast array of topics, most significantly poetry, economics, and criticism of the literary establishment.
- Fábula de Narciso y Ariadna (Fable of Narciso and Ariadna) (1958);
- Seguimiento (Following) (1964);
- Campo nudista (Nudist Camp) (1969);
- Lina (1972);
- Práctica mortal (Deadly Practice) (1973);
- Cuestionario (Questionnaire) (1976);
- Canciones de Vidyapati (Songs of Vidyapati) (1978);
- Sonetos y canciones (Sonnets and Songs) (1992);
- Reloj de sol (Sun Clock) (1995).
Essays on poetry
- La poesía, fundamento de la ciudad (Poetry, Foundation of the City) (1963);
- La máquina de cantar (The Singing Machine) (1967);
- Leer poesía (Reading Poetry) (1972 Xavier Villarrutia Award);
- La poesía en la práctica (Poetry in Practice) (1985 Magda Donato Award);
- Un amor imposible de López Velarde (An Impossible Love of López Velarde) (1986);
- Muerte y resurrección de la cultura católica (Death and Resurrection of Catholic Culture) (1992);
- Ensayos sobre poesía (Essays on Poetry) (1993);
- Tres poetas católicos (Three Catholic Poets) (1997).
Poetry Anthologies
- Ómnibus de poesía mexicana (Omnibus of Mexican Poems) (1971);
- Asamblea de poetas jóvenes de México (Assembly of Young Mexican Poets) (1980);
- Antología poética de Manuel M. Ponce (Poem Anthology of Manuel M. Ponce) (1980).
Criticism about the Cultural World
- Cómo leer en bicicleta (How to Read on a Bicycle) (1975);
- Problemas de una cultura matriotera (Problems of a Mother-Idolizing Culture) (1982);
- Imprenta y vida pública de Daniel Cosío Villegas (Printing House and Public Life of Daniel Cosío Villegas) (1985);
- ¿Adivinos o libreros? (Fortune Tellers or Book Store Owners) (1986);
- De los libros al poder (From Books to Power) (1988);
- Legítima defensa de la exención autoral que hacen numerosos autores mexicanos con buenas razones y ejemplos desde los tiempos prehispánicos (Legitimate Defense of the Author Exemption made by several Mexican Authors with Good Reasons and Examples since Pre-Hispanic Times) (1993).
- Los demasiados libros (So Many Books) (1996); English translation 2003 (Paul Dry Books, Philadelphia).
Social criticism
- El progreso improductivo (The Improductive Progress) (1979);
- La feria del progreso (The Progress Fair) (1982);
- La economía presidencial (The Presidential Economy) (1987);
- La nueva economía presidencial (The New Presidential Economy) (1994);
- Hacen falta empresarios creadores de empresarios (There's a Need of Entrepreneur-creating Entrepreneurs) (1995);
- Adiós al PRI (Farewell to the PRI) (1995).
References
- ↑ Jaime Perales Contreras: "Octavio Paz y el circulo de la revista Vuelta". Ann Arbor, Michigan: Proquest, 2007. p.380-395. UMI Number 3256542