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Paco Ignacio Taibo II | |
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| Native name | Francisco Ignacio Taibo Mahojo |
| Born | January 11, 1949 Gijón, Spain |
| Pen name | Paco Ignacio Taibo II, PIT, Taibo II |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Spanish and Mexican |
| Relatives | Paco Ignacio Taibo I (father) Carlos Taibo (brother) |
Paco Ignacio Taibo II (born Francisco Ignacio Taibo Mahojo; on January 11, 1949), also known as Paco Taibo II or informally as PIT is a Spanish-Mexican writer, novelist and political activist based in Mexico City. He is most widely known as the founder of the neopolicial genre of novel in Latin America and is also a prominent member of the international crime writing community. His Spanish language work has won numerous awards including two Latin American Dashiell Hammett Prizes.[1] In 2018, Taibo was appointed as head of the Fondo de Cultura Económica by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.[2]
- ^ "Paco Ignacio Taibo II". Restless Books. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
- ^ Cooper, Marc (15 April 2019). "Paco Taibo's Republic of Readers". The Nation. Retrieved 19 March 2020.