Mónica Lavín, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Mónica Lavín

Mexican writer

Date of Birth: 22-Aug-1955

Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico

Profession: screenwriter, writer, journalist, literary critic

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Mónica Lavín (born August 22, 1955) is a Mexican author of six books of short stories, notable among them Ruby Tuesday no ha muerto (1966 recipient of the Gilberto Owen National Literary Prize); Uno no sabe (2003, finalist for the Antonin Artaud award); and her most recent collection, La corredora de Cuemanco y el aficionado a Schubert (Punto de Lectura, 2008).
In addition she was awarded the Elena Poniatowska Ibero-American Novel Prize for her work Yo, la peor (2010).