1. Ignacio Padilla was a Mexican writer whose works were translated into several languages.
10 Facts About Ignacio Padilla
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From an early age, Ignacio Padilla noted that he was drawn to writing, and as he grew older, he became immersed in the literary works of James Joyce, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Robert Louis Stevenson, whose works often centered on the theme of human identity.
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Ignacio Padilla attended high school at Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa in Mbabane, Eswatini, and thereafter received his undergraduate education at the Universidad Iberoamericana where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies.
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Ignacio Padilla later received a Master's degree in English Literature from the University of Edinburgh and a Doctor of Philosophy in Hispanic-American literature from the University of Salamanca.
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That same year, Ignacio Padilla published "El ano de los gatos amurallados", which was awarded the Kalpa literary award for Science Fiction.
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In 1996, Ignacio Padilla joined with longtime friends and fellow writers Jorge Volpi, Eloy Urroz, Pedro Angel Palou Garcia, and Ricardo Chavez Castaneda, who collectively presented a proposal based on their literary criticism and personal opinions of Mexican and Latin American literature.
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In 1999 Ignacio Padilla received the Jose Revueltas literary award for his literary essay "Los funerales del alcaravan: historia apocrifa del realismo magico", as well as the Gilberto Owen literary award for his short story publication "Las antipodas y el siglo".
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In 2000, Ignacio Padilla received the Premio Primavera de Novela for his novel "Amphitryon".
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In 2001, Ignacio Padilla was chosen as Cultural Attache for the Mexican embassy to the United Kingdom, a post he held until 2003.
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Ignacio Padilla released a statement that repairs to the building were absolutely necessary, and that he would not open the doors until the building was safe from structural damages.