Sergio Pitol  

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A Scheme for abolishing all Words is one of the wittiest and smartest comments on semantics. (Illustration: extreme close-up from the movie "The Big Swallow" (1901), produced and directed by James Williamson (1855-1933)

Sergio Pitol Demeneghi (b. 18 March 1933 in Puebla) is a prominent Mexican writer and diplomat. In 2005 he received the Cervantes Prize, the most prestigious literary award in the Spanish-speaking world.

Pitol studied law and literature and served in the Mexican foreign service at Rome, Belgrade, Warsaw, Paris, Beijing, Moscow, Budapest and Barcelona. He started publishing novels and poetry in the late 1960s.

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Some works by Sergio Pitol

  • Flower Games
  • The Parade of Love and
  • The Married Life
  • The Journey


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