Eloy Urroz | |
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| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) |
| Occupation | Writer, professor of Spanish |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Education | B.A. from UNAM M.A., Ph.D. from University of California |
| Genre | Novel |
| Literary movement | Crack Movement |
| Notable works | The Obstacles Friction The Family Interrupted |
Eloy Urroz (born 1967) is a Mexican writer and Professor of Spanish and Latin American Literature at The Citadel in South Carolina. Though born in New York, Urroz grew up in Mexico City and is of Mexican nationality. He is one of the founding members of the Crack Movement, along with such writers as Ignacio Padilla and Jorge Volpi. Urroz has written eight novels, four books on literary criticism, four books of poetry, three political reportages and dozens of essays, articles, and reviews on Latin American and Peninsular Culture and Literature. Some of his novels have been translated into English, French, Italian, Portuguese, and German. In the United States, his novels are published by Dalkey Archive Press.[1][2][3][4]