México (Lexicón of northeastern Mexico) Polvo de aquellos lodos (Dust of the sludge) Mentions and national and international recognition 1988 Britannica Book of the Year. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Chicago, Auckland, Geneve, London, Manila, Paris, Rome, Seoul, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto. 1989. New Writing from Mexico. Edited by Reginald Gibbons. Triquarterly Books. Northwestern University. 1992 Dictionary of Spanish Literature. Directed by Ricardo Gullón. Alianza Editorial. Madrid, Spain. 1992. Dictionary of Mexican writers of the twentieth century. National Autonomous University of Mexico. Mexico DF 1992. Anthology of twentieth century Mexican narrative. Christopher Michel Dominguez. Economic Culture Fund. Mexico DF 1991. The new historical novel in Latin America, 1979-1992. Seymour Menton. Economic Culture Fund. Mexico DF 1993. The word game: New Mexican story. Lauro Zavala. University of the State of Mexico. 1993. This Mexican narrative. Vincent F. Torres. UAM. Mexico DF 1991. References External links Ricardo Elizondo at the ITESM Patrimonio Cultural - official site for the Biblioteca Cervantina projects. 1950 births 2013 deaths Writers from Monterrey Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education alumni