Paco Ignacio Taibo II

 

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Paco Ignacio Taibo II, also known as Paco Taibo II, is a Mexican writer, novelist and political activist. Taibo has lived in Mexico City since the age of 9, when in 1958 his family fled from Spain to escape the fascist dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Taibo II is a Mexican intellectual, historian, professor, journalist, social activist, union organizer, and world-renowned writer. Widely known for his policial novels, he is considered the founder of the neopolicial genre in Latin America and is the president of the International Association of Policial Writers. One of the most prolific writers in Mexico today, over 500 editions of his 51 books have been published in 29 countries and over a dozen languages, and include novels, narrative, historical essays, chronicles, and poetry. Some of PIT's novels have been mentioned among the "Books of the Year" by The New York Times, Le Monde, and the Los Angeles Times

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Paco Ignacio Taibo II

Born 1949-01-11 (77 years ago) in Gijón.

Nominated for awards
Award Ceremony Year Nominated for
Shamus Award for Best Original P.I. Paperback (The Uncomfortable Dead) 2007 The Uncomfortable Dead
Ariel Award for Best Screenplay for Cinema (Días de combate) 25th Ariel Awards 1983 Días de combate

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Paco Ignacio Taibo II, also known as Paco Taibo II, is a Mexican writer, novelist and political activist.

Taibo has lived in Mexico City since the age of 9, when in 1958 his family fled from Spain to escape the fascist dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Taibo II is a Mexican intellectual, historian, professor, journalist, social activist, union organizer, and world-renowned writer. Widely known for his policial novels, he is considered the founder of the neopolicial genre in Latin America and is the president of the International Association of Policial Writers. One of the most prolific writers in Mexico today, over 500 editions of his 51 books have been published in 29 countries and over a dozen languages, and include novels, narrative, historical essays, chronicles, and poetry.

Some of PIT's novels have been mentioned among the "Books of the Year" by The New York Times, Le Monde, and the Los Angeles Times. He has received numerous awards including the Grijalbo, the Planeta/Joaquin Mortiz in 1992, the Dashiell Hammett three times for his policial novels, and the 813 for the best police novel published in France.

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