Gerardo Cornejo Murrieta
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Gerardo Cornejo Murrieta is a writer born in a community called Tarachi in the municipality of Arivechi
, Sonora
, Mexico
in 1937. He works reflect his love for his home state, calling himself a "tarachilango", although his career obliged him to live for a long time in Mexico City
. He studied literature at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
, and today he is a literary expert who presents at academic institutions and conferences in various parts of the world. In 1982, he founded the Colegio de Sonora and has been its dean on several occasions. Today, he is the coordinator of the Sub-Comité Regional del Noroeste de la Comisión Nacional México, affiliated with UNESCO
. His works include short stories, operas, essays and novels. Major works include La sierra y el viento, El solar de los silencios, Cuéntame uno, Las dualidades fecundas, Voz viva de México and Como temiendo al olvido. The government of Sonora has named one of the literary prizes that it sponsors after him.
Arivechi
Arivechi is both a town and a municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora. It is located in the east of Sonora at 28°55'"N 109°11'"W , at an elevation of 556 meters. It has boundaries in the north, east, and south with the municipality of Sahuaripa and in the west with Bacanora...
, Sonora
Sonora
Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
in 1937. He works reflect his love for his home state, calling himself a "tarachilango", although his career obliged him to live for a long time in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. He studied literature at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
National Autonomous University of Mexico
The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is a university in Mexico. UNAM was founded on 22 September 1910 by Justo Sierra as a liberal alternative to the Roman Catholic-sponsored Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (National Autonomous...
, and today he is a literary expert who presents at academic institutions and conferences in various parts of the world. In 1982, he founded the Colegio de Sonora and has been its dean on several occasions. Today, he is the coordinator of the Sub-Comité Regional del Noroeste de la Comisión Nacional México, affiliated with UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
. His works include short stories, operas, essays and novels. Major works include La sierra y el viento, El solar de los silencios, Cuéntame uno, Las dualidades fecundas, Voz viva de México and Como temiendo al olvido. The government of Sonora has named one of the literary prizes that it sponsors after him.