Jorge Volpi holds a BA degree in Law, and a Master's degree in Mexican Literature from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), as well as a Ph.D. in Spanish Philology from the University of Salamanca. He published his first novel in 1993. In 1999, he was awarded the "Biblioteca Breve" award for his novel In Search of Klingsor (which has been translated into 21 languages), the first in his "Trilogy of the Twentieth Century," which also includes The End of Madness (2003) and No será la tierra (2006). He is currently General Director of Canal 22.
Jorge Volpi holds a BA degree in Law, and a Master's degree in Mexican Literature from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), as well as a Ph.D. in Spanish Philology from the University of Salamanca. He published his first novel in 1993. In 1999, he was awarded the "Biblioteca Breve" award for his novel In Search of Klingsor (which has been translated into 21 languages), the first in his "Trilogy of the Twentieth Century," which also includes The End of Madness (2003) and No será la tierra (2006). He is currently General Director of Canal 22.
