Germán Dehesa (July 1, 1944 – September 2, 2010) was a Mexican journalist, academic and writer.
Dehesa was born in Mexico City on July 1, 1944.[1] He studied both Hispanic literature and chemical engineering at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.[1]
Dehesa wrote six plays and eleven books during his career.[1] His works included Fallaste, Corazon! (You Failed, Heart!), Los PRIsidentes and Las Nuevas Aventuras de El Principito (The New Adventures of The Little Prince).[1] He taught as a professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico for 25 years.[1] In May 2008, Dehesa was awarded the Don Quixote Prize by the government of Castile-La Mancha in Spain for his article Ah, Que Tiempos! (Ah, What Times!).[1]
Dehesa died at his home in Mexico City on September 2, 2010, at the age of 66.[1] He had published his last newspaper column, Gaceta del Angel (Angel's Gazette), in the Reforma newspaper days before his death.[1]
Written works
[edit]- Cuaderno de apuntes
- La música de los años
- Adiós a las trampas
- La familia
- ¡Qué modos!: usos y costumbres tenochcas
- ¿Cómo nos arreglamos? Prontuario de la corrupción de México
- Las nuevas aventuras de El Principito
- No basta ser padre
- Viajero que vas
- Cuestión de amores
- Adiós a las trampas 2
- Los PRIsidentes
- Fallaste corazón
- Cuestión de amor
Theatrical works
[edit]- Tapadeus
- El gabinete de Belem
- Borges con música
- Fallaste corazón
- Neruda, no cabe duda
- Zedilleus
- Las Arcas Perdidas
- El pórtico de las palomas
- Pacto con botas
- Monjas coronadas
- Cartas a Santa Fox
- Cuando tenga 64 años
- Cancionero Mexicano Verde, Blanco y Rojo
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "Mexican Writer, Journalist and Don Quixote Prize Winner German Dehesa Dies". Latin America Herald Tribune. September 3, 2010. Archived from the original on February 13, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2010.