RICARDO GARIBAY: BIOGRAPHY, STYLE AND WORKS - ARTE - 2024

Ricardo Garibay (1923-1999) was a Mexican writer, novelist and essayist, who also included in his work various genres such as short stories, chronicles and theater. Journalism and cinema were also part of the professional activity of this intellectual, where he stood out considerably.

Garibay's work was characterized by being abundant and prolific, always treated from a clear and precise language. The passion and meticulousness with which he developed each sentence were evident in his writings. It covered a wide variety of topics, where love, traditions, politics and disappointment represent only a few.

A young Ricardo Garibay. Source: www.revistadelauniversidad.unam.mx

Among the most prominent titles of this famous author are The House That Burns at Night, Pair of Kings, Rhapsody for a Scandal and Office of Reading. Not much has been written about the author's life, but his merits, achievements, and scope were considerable.

Biography

Birth

Ricardo Garibay was born on January 18, 1923 in the city of Tulancingo, Hidalgo (Mexico). Data on their parents and relatives are scarce, although judging by their academic training and subsequent studies, it is assumed that they came from a cultured family concerned about their education.

Garibay Studies

Garibay attended his first years of studies in his native Hidalgo. At the end of high school, he went to Mexico City to study Law, as well as Philosophy and Letters at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). During those years he had already shown his passion for writing and for literature in general.

First publications

Ricardo entered the world of letters as a university student. This is how in 1949 he had the opportunity to bring to light his first story entitled The New Lover. Three years later he continued his work with the publication of the story Cuentos.

Some work of the writer

After graduating from university, the writer devoted himself to teaching literature at UNAM. In 1952, due to his excellent performance, he won a scholarship for one year at the Centro Mexicano de Escritores to strengthen his skills and qualities. Two years later he published his first novel: Mazamitla.

Coat of arms of the UNAM. Source: Both, the shield and the motto, José Vasconcelos Calderón, via Wikimedia Commons From 1954 Garibay achieved greater recognition, and the publication of essays and stories such as: Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Coyoacán and El colonel did not wait. Good reviews and awards soon reached him, so the social media gave him space.

Garibay on TV

The intellectual development of the writer led him to occupy a position in the office of the Ministry of Public Education as press director. In addition to this, he was the host of Calidoscopio: themes from Garibay, a television program broadcast by Imevisión, a Mexican state channel.

Imevisión logo. Source: Laencilclopedialibre (vectorized by Raymie), via Wikimedia Commons

Talent for storytelling

Garibay was one of the most prominent storytellers of his time. With his vocal capacity and talent for giving rhythm and harmony to words, he managed to broadcast several series for the radio, among them: Lo que reads el que vive, Astucias literarias and Expresiones de México.

Ricardo Garibay's personality

Some acquaintances of the writer, such as Adolfo Castañón, made it known that in addition to being very intelligent, he also had a loud and proud personality. He was surly and sullen very easily. He was passionate about letters and weak before women.

Last years and death

During the last years of his life, the author dedicated himself to writing and also collaborated in various print media, as well as participating in the creation of the weekly Proceso. Some of his last works were the Office of Reading and The Young Man. He died on May 3, 1999 in Cuernavaca, when he was seventy-six years old.

Awards and honours

- Mazatlán Prize in 1962 for the novel Beber un chaliz.

- National Journalism Award in 1987.

- Prize for the best foreign book released in France in 1975, for the novel La casa que arde de noche.

- Colima Narrative Fine Arts Award for Work Published in 1989 for the novel Taíb.

Garibay Legacy

Ricardo Garibay left both Mexico and the international literary community more than six dozen books written with great intelligence, passion and sharpness. All this without counting the eternity of his unmistakable voice through the different narrations that he left recorded.

In 2006, the Directorate of Culture of the state where it was born created the 'Ricardo Garibay' recognition, to reward the best story and promote reading and writing. In his memory, libraries and cultural and literary centers have also been created throughout the Mexican territory.

Style

Ricardo Garibay's literary style was characterized by the use of a well-developed language, full of quality and precision. Although his writing was brilliant, rigidity was often notorious in his works, possibly due to his thoroughness and his insistence on being the best.

The author knew in detail the language or the words used by the different social classes of his country and incorporated it into his texts. His favorite themes had to do with passion, desire, love, politics, women, and Mexican society in general.

Plays

Novel

- Mazamitla (1954).

- Drink a chalice (1965).

- Beautiful bay (1968).

- The house that burns at night (1971).

- Pair of kings (1983).

- Aires de blues (1984).

- Suede (1988).

- Taíb (1989).

- Sad Sunday (1991).

- Trio (1993).

- The young man (1997).

Story

- The new lover (1949).

- Tales (1952).

- The Colonel (1955).

- Rhapsody for a scandal (1971).

- The government of the body (1977).

- The train smoke and the sleeping smoke (1985).

- Mirror pieces (1989).

Test

- Our Lady of Solitude in Coyoacán (1955).

- How life is passed (1975).

- Mexican Dialogues (1975).

- Confrontations (1984).

- Office of reading (1996).

Anthology

- Garibay between the lines (1985).

Film script

- The Del Hierro brothers (1961).

- What is Caesar's (1970).

- The thousand uses (1971).

- The Barbed (1991).

Chronicle

- The glories of the great Púas (1979).

- Mixed shop (1989).

Memories

- Wild childhood and other years (1982).

- How do you earn a living (1992).

Reportage

- What the living person sees (1976).

- Acapulco (1979).

Theater

- Women in an act (1978).

- Pretty teachers (1987).

References

1. Ricardo Garibay. (2019). Spain: Wikipedia. Recovered from: es.wikipedia.org.
2. Ricardo Garibay. Sound Tribute. (S. f.). Mexico: IMER. Recovered from: imer.mx.
3. Ricardo Garibay. (S. f.). (N / a): Written. Recovered from: Escritas.org.
4. Ricardo Garibay. (2012). Mexico: Mexico Ocean. Recovered from: Océano.com.mx.
5. Castañón, A. and Reyes, J. (1999). Ricardo Garibay. Mexico: Free Letters. Recovered from: letraslibres.com.