Notable Mexican Authors and Poets

Notable authors of Mexican literature and poetry include Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Carlos Fuentes, Jose Vasconcelos C., Nobel prize-winner Octavio Paz, Fray Servando Teresa de Mier, Juan Rulfo, José Joaquin Fernandez de Lizardi, Mariano Azuela, Elena Garro, Victor E. Villasenor.

Carlos Fuentes: Actually born in Panama of Mexican parents and returning to live in Mexico during his teenage years, Carlos Fuentes is one of Mexico's contemporary authors of note. Books include: La muerte de Artemio Cruz (1962); Gringo Viejo (1985), which had the distinction of being the first American bestseller by a Mexican author.

Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz: a 17th C. scholar, writer and defender of women's rights, born Juana Asbaje y Ramirez de Santillana

Octavio Paz Lozano; Mexican author, diplomat and poet. Was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1990. His wife from 1938 to 1959 was Elena Garro, another prominent Mexican writer. Books include: El Laberinto de la Soledad (The Labyrinth of Solitude);, The Traps of Faith - a biography of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz; Piedra de Sol (poetry); The Other Mexico

Elena Garro: One of Mexico's most notable female authors and wife for a time of Octavio Paz, Elena Garro was a prolific writer of novels, short stories and theatre pieces, amongst other works. Books include: Los Recuerdos del Porvenir (Recollections of Things to Come) ; Busca mi esquela & Primer amor ("First Love" and "Look for My Obituary"). Plays include Felipe Ángeles and Un hogar sólido (A Solid Home) : "A Solid Home".

Mariano Azuela: Mexican author well known for his stories of the Mexican Revolution. A physician, he served as field doctor during that era. His writings include the book Los de Abajo (The Underdogs); La Luciernaga (The Firefly), and Cien años de Novelas Mexicanas (One Hundred Years of the Mexican Novel).

Below is a selection in literature, novels, fiction, poetry about Mexico and by Mexican writers.