Élmer Mendoza

Élmer Mendoza
Born (1949-12-06) December 6, 1949 (age 74)
Culiacan, Mexico
OccupationWriter

Élmer Mendoza (born 6 December 1949) is a Mexican author. He is one of the key figures in the genre known as narcoliterature (or narco-lit).[1] A dramatist and short story writer, he is known above all for his novels, several of which feature the detective Edgar El Zurdo Mendieta.

Career

Élmer Mendoza appeared on the Mexican literary scene in 1978, publishing his first short story collection. He followed his literary debut with a prolific career. Between 1978 and 1995 he published five volumes of short stories. Then, in 1999, came his first novel, entitled Un asesino solitario (A Lone Murderer). The book won rave reviews, and the Mexican critic Federico Campbell described Mendoza as “the first narrator reflects correctly the effect drug culture in our country.”[2]

Other work

Beside being a best-selling author, Mendoza is also a professor of literature at the Autonomous University of Sinaloa. He is one of the incumbent members of the Mexican Academy of Language and the National System of Art Creators.[2]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Élmer Mendoza, el breve". EL PAÍS. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Elmer Mendoza". Tusquets Editores. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  3. ^ "El Fuentes Mares para García Mainou". eleconomista.com. October 26, 2010. Archived from the original on October 27, 2010. Retrieved April 6, 2015.