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Elena Garro
Writing Los recuerdos del porvenir and plays that unsettle ordinary ideas of time.
Un hogar sólido · Los recuerdos del porvenir
- Born
- 11 December 1916
- Birthplace
- Puebla, Mexico
- Died
- 22 August 1998
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Elena Garro
Mexican novelist, playwright and journalist whose work combines social conflict with fluid boundaries between memory, fantasy and lived experience.
Early life
A childhood of stories
Grew up partly in Iguala in a family interested in literature.
Theatre and dance
Studied in Mexico City and became involved in dance and theatre before publishing major works.
Career
- 1930s–1950s
Cultural beginnings
Worked around theatre and journalism while developing her writing.
- 1950s–1960s
Literary breakthrough
Published plays, stories and her landmark novel.
- 1970s–1990s
Years abroad and return
Lived outside Mexico for an extended period before returning in her later life.
Selected work
Un hogar sólido
A collection of plays in which everyday reality opens into the uncanny.
Los recuerdos del porvenir
A town narrates its memories under military domination.
La semana de colores
Stories that unsettle boundaries of time and social experience.
Beyond work
A difficult marriage
Was married to Octavio Paz; their relationship and separation shaped her circumstances.
Life with her daughter
Spent much of her later life with her daughter Helena.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and references ↗Biography and contributions ↗Photo: CITRU Documentación. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
