Urbina, Nicasio 1958-

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URBINA, Nicasio 1958-

PERSONAL:

Born July 12, 1958, in Buenos Aires, Argentina son of Guillermo (a lawyer) and Celia (a homemaker) Urbina; married Elaine Mott (a pediatric cardiologist), June 20, 1990; children: Francesca. Ethnicity: "White Hispanic." Education: Florida International University, B.A. and M.S.; Georgetown University, Ph.D.

ADDRESSES:

Home—3406 State Street Dr., New Orleans, LA 70125. Office—Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118. E-mail—urbina@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.

CAREER:

Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, associate professor of Spanish, c. 1990—. International Hospital for Children, secretary, 1998—.

MEMBER:

Modern Language Association of America, Latin-American Studies Association, Nicaraguan Academy of Language.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Ruben Dario Literary Award, 1995.

WRITINGS:

El libro de las palabras enajendas, Editorial Universitaria Centroamericana (Santa José, Costa Rica), 1991.

La significación del género: estudio semiótico de las novelas y ensayos de Ernesto Sabato, Ediciones Universal (Miami, FL), 1992.

Sintaxis de un signo, Editorial Decenio (Managua, Nicaragua), 1995.

La novela nicaraguense: analisis narratologico, Instituto Nicaraguense de Cultura (New Orleans, LA), 1995.

El ojo del cielo perdido, Centro Nicaraguanse de Escritores (Managua, Nicaragua), 1999, 2nd edition, Editorial Decenio (Managua, Nicaragua), 1999.

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