Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera
Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera (Spanish: [ɡuˈtjerez ˈnaxeɾa];[lower-alpha 1] December 22, 1859 – February 3, 1895) was a Mexican writer and political figure.
Early life
Gutiérrez Nájera was born in Mexico City on December 22, 1859, and in his youth worked as a journalist and was elected as a Deputy.
He died in Mexico City.
Literary activity and reputation
As a writer, he was a precursor of the Latin American literary movement of modernismo. Also a writer of short stories, collections of these include 1883's Cuentos frágiles ("Gossamer Stories") and 1898's Cuentos de color de humo ("Smoke-colored Stories"). The founder of the periodical Revista Azul, his verse, which was influenced by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, bridged the gap between romanticism and the contemporary movements of modernismo and Symbolism.[1]
Notes
- ↑ In isolation, Gutiérrez is pronounced [ɡuˈtjeres].
References
- ↑ The Columbia Encyclopedia: Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera Archived 2007-02-12 at the Wayback Machine.
External links
- Biography & Selection of Poems (In Spanish)
- Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera 1859–1895 (from Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature) [in English]
- Works by Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
