Francisco Méndez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Guatemalan writer
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Place of Birth: Joyabaj, Quiché Department, Guatemala
About Francisco Méndez
- Francisco Méndez (1907-1962) was a Guatemalan poet and short-story writer born in Joyabaj, El Quiché.
- He published his first poem at the age of eighteen, and moved to the city of Quetzaltenango shortly after.
- A self-taught writer, he went on to publish numerous volumes of poetry, including the celebrated Nocturnos.
- He wrote for the Guatemala City newspaper El Imparcial from 1935 until his death, and he is linked to a generation of Guatemalan writers from the 1930s known as the Tepeus.
- His book of memoirs and short stories, Stories of Joyabaj, was published posthumously [1].
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