Agustín Yáñez
Biography
Agustín Yáñez was born in Guadalajara in 1904. After studying law and philosophy, he taught in various educational institutions in Guadalajara, before becoming a professor at the National University. He also held various official posts, including ambassador to Argentina and UNESCO, governor of Jalisco and Secretary of Education. He also worked as a journalist. He wrote extensively, both fiction and non-fiction. His fiction work painted a broad portrait of Mexican society. He is best known for his novel, Al filo del agua (The Edge of the Storm). He died in 1980.
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Bibliography
1928 Por tierras de Nueva Galicia (fiction)
1931 Baralipton (fiction)
1940 Espejismo de Juchitán (fiction)
1941 Genio y figuras de Guadalajara (fiction)
1942 Fray Barlolomé de las Casas, el conquistador conquistado (non-fiction)
1942 Flor de juegos antiguos (fiction)
1942 Fray Bartolomé de las Casas (fiction)
1943 El contenido social de la literatura iberoamericana (non-fiction)
1943 Archipiélago de mujeres (fiction)
1943 Pasión y convalecencia (fiction)
1945 Alfonso Gutiérrez Hermosillo y algunos amigos (non-fiction)
1945 El clima espiritual de Jalisco (non-fiction)
1945 Fichas mexicanas (non-fiction)
1945 Alfonso Gutiérrez Hermosillo y algunos amigos (fiction)
1945 Esta es mala suerte (fiction)
1945 Fichas mexicanas (fiction)
1945 Melibea, Isolda y Alda en tierras cálidas (fiction)
1946 Yahualica (non-fiction)
1947 Al filo del agua (The Edge of the Storm) (fiction)
1948 Episodios de Navidad (fiction)
1950 Don Justo Sierra, su vida, sus ideas y sus obras (fiction)
1956 Mitos indígenas – estudio preliminar, seleción y notas (non-fiction)
1958 Discursos por Jalisco (non-fiction)
1959 La creación (fiction)
1960 la tierra pródiga (fiction)
1960 Ojerosa y pintada (fiction)
1962 La formación política (non-fiction)
1962 Moralistas franceses (non-fiction)
1962 Las tierras flacas (The Lean Lands) (fiction)
1962 Moralistas franceses (fiction)
1963 Proyección universal de México (non-fiction)
1964 Conciencia de la revolución (non-fiction)
1964 Días de Bali (non-fiction)
1964 Los sentidos al aire (fiction)
1964 Tres cuentos (fiction)
1965 Dante, concepción integral del hombre y de la historia (non-fiction)
1967 Perseverancia final (fiction)
1975 Las vueltas del tiempo (fiction)
1978 La ladera dorada (fiction)
1982 Santa Anna, espectro de una sociedad (non-fiction)