Ignacio Padilla

Ignacio Padilla (November 7, 1968 August 20, 2016) was a Mexican writer whose works were translated into several languages. Padilla helped found the Crack Movement, along with fellow writers Eloy Urroz, Jorge Volpi, and Pedro Angel Palou, as a means for Mexican authors to find their own voice and write beyond magic realism.

Ignacio Padilla
Ignacio Padilla during the presentation of Revuelta, a cultural magazine, held at the Guadalajara International Book Fair in 2005.
Born(1968-11-07)November 7, 1968
Mexico City
DiedAugust 20, 2016(2016-08-20) (aged 47)
Occupation
  • Writer
  • critic
  • diplomat
NationalityMexican
Period1989–2016
Genre
Literary movementCrack generation
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