Eve Gil (born 1968) is a Mexican writer and journalist. She is one of the major "NAFTA generation" authors. Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Biography

Eve Gil was born on September 22, 1968 in Hermosillo, Sonora.

In 1990, she started attending the University of Sonora. She graduated with a degree in Hispanic literature in 1994. The University of Sonora (Universidad de Sonora, abbreviated as UNISON) is located in the state of Sonora, Mexico. ...

As a journalist, she regularly contributes to national publications such as Excélsior, El Ángel de Reforma, Novedades en la cultura, and La Crónica, among others. Excélsior is a daily newspaper, founded by Rafael Alducin and published in Mexico City since 1903. ...

Selected Bibliography

Novels

• Hombres necios, Instituto Sonorense de Cultura, 1996.
• El suplicio de Adán, Instituto Sonorense de Cultura, 1998.
• Réquiem por una muñeca rota (Cuento para asustar al lobo), Fondo Editorial Tierra Adentro, 2000.
• Cenotafio de Beatriz, RD Editores, Seville, Spain, 2005.

Short Fiction

• Sueños de Lot, Editorial Porrúa, 2007

Poetry

• Raíz y canto, Instituto Sonorense de Cultura, 1995.

Selected Anthologies

• Jóvenes Creadores del FONCA 1995-96, Conaculta, 1996
• Novísimos cuentos de la república mexicana, Ed. Mayra Inzunza, Fondo Editorial Tierra Adentro, 2004.
• Con un vuelco en el corazón, Editorial Garabatos, 2006

Requiem for a Broken Doll

Requiem for a Broken Doll tells the story of Moramay, a thirteen-year-old girl growing up in the early 80's in Mexico City. An English translation is underway.

External links

• Eve Gil's blog
• Moramay's website