Daniel Sada facts for kids
Daniel Sada Villarreal (born February 25, 1953, in Mexicali, Baja California) was a famous Mexican writer. He was a poet, journalist, and author. Many people believe his writing was a very important contribution to the Spanish language. Daniel Sada passed away on November 18, 2011, in Mexico City.
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His Life Story
Daniel Sada was born in Mexicali in 1953. He studied journalism and Spanish literature in Sacramento, Coahuila. He especially loved the works of old writers like Dante and Ovid.
Sada once shared how he learned about writing. He said that a teacher named Panchita Cabrera taught him about the sounds and rhythms of Spanish words. She helped him learn to appreciate how beautiful and powerful the language could be. This happened when he was a child in primary school.
Later, Daniel Sada became a professor. He taught at the Autonomous University of Zacatecas and other schools. He also led many poetry workshops in Mexico City and other places. He received scholarships to help him continue his writing. Since 1994, he was a member of a special group for artists called the Sistema Nacional de Creadores de Arte.
Daniel Sada became very ill with diabetes. He passed away on November 18, 2011, in Mexico City, due to renal failure (kidney problems). Just hours before he died, he was given Mexico's very important National Prize for Arts and Sciences. This award was for his writing. Sadly, Daniel Sada never knew about this honor because he was too sick at the time.
His Amazing Work
Daniel Sada's novels are special because of their unique rhythm. He used old-fashioned words and everyday language in new ways. His writing has been called "baroque," meaning it's very detailed and rich. It's also been described as "tragicomic," which means it mixes sad and funny parts.
Other famous authors have praised his work. Juan Villoro said that Sada made Mexican novels new again with his book Because It Seems to be A Lie, the Truth is Never Known. Roberto Bolaño said that Daniel Sada was writing some of the most ambitious books in the Spanish language. Rafael Lemus called Sada one of the boldest writers in Mexico for changing the Spanish language.
In 2008, Daniel Sada won the important Herralde Prize for his novel Almost Never. He also won the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize in 1992. In 1999, he received the Jose Fuentes Mares National Literature Prize. His books have been translated into many languages. These include English, German, French, Dutch, Bulgarian, and Portuguese.
His Books
Short Stories
- Un rato (1985)
- Juguete de nadie y otras historias (1985)
- Los siete pecados capitales (1989)
- Registro de causantes (1990)
- Tres historias (1991)
- Antología presentida (1993)
- Todo y la recompensa. Cuentos completos (2002)
- Ese modo que colma
- Una de dos / One or the Other (translated by Ellen Calmus, 1999)
Novels
- Lampa vida (1980)
- Albedrío (1989)
- Una de dos (1994)
- Porque parece mentira la verdad nunca se sabe (1999)
- Luces artificiales (2002)
- Ritmo delta (2005)
- La duración de los empeños simples (2006)
- Almost Never (Casi nunca) (2008)
- A la vista (2011)
- El lenguaje del juego (2012)
Poetry
- Los lugares (1977)
- El amor es cobrizo (2005)
- Aquí (2008)
Other Works
- El límite (1997)
Awards He Won
- 1992 - Xavier Villaurrutia Award, for Registro de causantes.
- 1999 - Premio Nacional de Literatura José Fuentes Mares, for Porque parece mentira la verdad nunca se sabe.
- 2006 - Premio Nacional de Narrativa Colima para Obra Publicada, for Ritmo Delta.
- 2008 - Premio Herralde de Novela, for Casi nunca.
- 2011 - Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes 2011, Linguistics and Literature.
Movies Based on His Books
- 2004 - Una de dos. Directed by Marcel Sisniega.
- 2007 - El Guapo. Directed by Marcel Sisniega (based on Luces artificiales).
See also
In Spanish: Daniel Sada para niños
