2024-07-06 14:42:10
The National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature, the National Coordination of Literature (CNL), the federal Ministry of Culture, as well as the Ministry of Culture of the state of Potosí, presented to Demian Marinauthor born in Toluca, State of Mexico in 1979 San Luis Potosí Amparo Dávila Short Story Fine Arts Award 2024 by Body Stories.
The jury, composed of the narrator Ana García Bergua (Reading on airplanes), the storyteller Andrea Chapela (Ansibles, profilers and other machines of ingenuity) and the writer Fernando Cabello (Ulysses in the heart) described the work as very original, “both in the use of the genre and in its execution; the structure and the surprise work in perfect synchrony.” They also added that these are stories that “They have a thematic unity that, at the same time, plays with different treatments, styles and literary traditions.”.
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For his part, the author said, as recorded in the press release, that his work was a narrative challenge developed in the six stories that compose it.The challenge was to make a character work, one that is not a person, but a part of the story.“. he explained. That is why the titles of his stories are so particular and suggestive.
He also said that each story was in itself a different narrative and stylistic approach, so he had to understand and try to appropriate “the different ways of narrating from other cultures.” Therefore, “it was a work of A lot of research, a lot of filigree and just a little bit of talent. Therefore, my style, in this book, could be defined as eclectic.”
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“I would add that it is also a journey into the imaginative possibilities of the body and its parts. Also, I think it is very entertaining,” he added. He also mentioned that he considers this book of his “a journey through different cultures and times.”What makes a story memorable is that it leaves an impression on the reader, that it is memorable to them.“the storyteller snapped at the arts institution.
In addition to the San Luis Potosí Amparo Dávila Fine Arts Short Story Award, he was recognized with the XXIII Efrén Hernández National Short Story Award for Central Land in 2014. His work also includes books Life and death of Master Cha, Crab Tales, Dreams of smoke y Prophets.
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