Eloy Urroz
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Eloy Urroz is a Mexican
writer. He is currently a professor at The Citadel and College of Charleston
in Charleston, South Carolina. He graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico
(UNAM
) in 1996. Along with Pedro Ángel Palou, Ignacio Padilla
, Ricardo Chávez Castañeda, and Jorge Volpi
wrote "The Crack Manifesto" urging Latin American writers to break with their countries' literary traditions.
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
writer. He is currently a professor at The Citadel and College of Charleston
College of Charleston
The College of Charleston is a public, sea-grant and space-grant university located in historic downtown Charleston, South Carolina, United States...
in Charleston, South Carolina. He graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico
National Autonomous University of Mexico
The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is a university in Mexico. UNAM was founded on 22 September 1910 by Justo Sierra as a liberal alternative to the Roman Catholic-sponsored Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (National Autonomous...
(UNAM
Unam
UNAM or UNaM may refer to:* National University of Misiones, a National University in Posadas, Argentina*National Autonomous University of Mexico , the large public autonomous university based in Mexico City...
) in 1996. Along with Pedro Ángel Palou, Ignacio Padilla
Ignacio Padilla
Ignacio Padilla is a noted Mexican novelist and short story writer whose works have been translated into several languages. Padilla helped found the "Crack Movement" along with fellow Mexican writers Eloy Urroz, Jorge Volpi, and Pedro Angel Palou as a means for Mexican authors to find their own...
, Ricardo Chávez Castañeda, and Jorge Volpi
Jorge Volpi
Jorge Luis Volpi Escalante is a Mexican author best known for his 1999 novel En busca de Klingsor. Volpi was born in Mexico City. He studied law and literature at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and received a PhD in Spanish philology at the University of Salamanca in Spain...
wrote "The Crack Manifesto" urging Latin American writers to break with their countries' literary traditions.