René Avilés Fabila (November 15, 1940 – October 9, 2016) was a Mexican author whose work was recognized in Mexico and Iberoamerica. Biography Fabila was born on November 15, 1940, in Mexico City and died on October 9, 2016. He earned a BA in international relations and did postgraduate studies at the University of Paris. His bibliography is extensive and includes stories, novels, memoirs, essays, and articles. His most important novels are: The Games Tantadel Odette's Song The Great Solitaire of the Palace Requiem for a Suicide The Conquered Kingdom and Intangible Love His other books include: Towards The End Of The World The Rain Does Not Kill the Flowers Fantasies on a Carousel All the Love Loving Fairy Tales The Gospel According to René Avilés Fabila The Forest of Wonders and autobiographical books like: Remembrances New Remembrances Memoirs of a Communist His work has been included in numerous anthologies and abroad is translated into several languages and are currently appearing in his Collected Works Editorial Nueva Imagen. Fifteen books to date. In his more than forty years of literary work, teaching and journalism, he won numerous awards and recognitions. In 1991 the Mexican government awarded him the National Journalism Award for Dissemination of Culture. He also has national and international prizes awarded by various institutions. In 1972 the House of Americas, Havana, Cuba, gave one of its awards to the Fairy Tales and Hollywood's Disappearance. In 1997, the INBA and the state of Colima, gave him the award for best book of fiction. The book's title was called Prodigious Animals work prefaced by the poet Rubén Bonifaz Nuño and illustrated by Jose Luis Cuevas. It has also been repeatedly recognized by the Journalists Club of Mexico. In 1964 he was a Fellow of the Mexican Center of Writers, where under the direction of Juan Rulfo, Juan Jose Arreola and Francisco Monterde wrote his first book of short stories, Towards the End of the World published by the Fondo de Cultura Economica, and also by the Sistema Nacional de Creadores. He has been awarded many times by public and private institutions, universities and news organizations and cultural associations. It is worth noting that the tributes were held to celebrate his intense literary activity. They took the Fondo de Cultura Economica, UNAM, UAM, IPN, INBA, Casa Lamm, Alejo Peralta Foundation, the SOGEM and CONACULTA in various forums of Mexico City and