DEL PASO, Fernando

DEL PASO, Fernando. Mexican, b. 1935. Genres: Poetry, Novels. Career: Novelist, diplomat, painter, and journalist. British Broadcast Corporation (BBC), London, England, publicist and newscaster, 1970-; worked in advertising in Mexico; Radio France Internationale, Paris, France, member of staff, 1985-; Mexican Embassy, Paris, cultural attaché, then general consul until 1986; Bibliotheca Iberoamericana Octavio Paz, Guadalajara, Mexico, director. Painter. Work has been exhibited at galleriesin Mexico, Spain and elsewhere. Publications: Sonetos del amor y de lo diario (poetry), 1958; José Trigo, 1966; Palinuro de México, 1977, trans. E. Plaister as Palinuro of Mexico, 1989; Noticias del imperio (title means: News from the Empire), 1987; La loca de Miramar (monolog), 1988; De la A a la Z por un poeta (for children), 1990; Paleta de diez colores (for children), 1992; (prologue) Flores en México, 1992; Palinuro en las escalera (play), 1992; Memoria y olvido de Juan José Arreola, 1920-1947 (biography), 1994, 2nd ed, 1996; Linda 67. Historia ed un crimen, 1996; (with M.L. Portilla) Yo soy un hombre de letras: discurso (speech), 1996; La muerte se va a Granada: poema dramático en dos actos, 1998; Cuentos dispersos (stories), 1999; Obras (collected works), two vols, 2000; Ensayo y obra periodística, 2002. Contributor to periodicals. Works have been translated into English, French, German, Portuguese, Dutch, and Chinese. Address: c/o Author Mail, Random House Mondadori, Homero 544, 11570 Col. Chapultepec Morales, DF, Mexico.