ary ▁mention ▁at ▁the ▁Car men ▁B ae z ▁National ▁Short ▁Story ▁Compet ition ▁in ▁Mor elia ▁( 1 9 9 9 ), ▁the ▁Beat riz ▁Es pe jo ▁National ▁Short ▁Story ▁Prize ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁the ▁Y uc at án ▁Aut onom ous ▁University ▁National ▁Prize ▁( short ▁story ▁category , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ) ▁and ▁an ▁honor ary ▁mention ▁at ▁the ▁San ▁Luis ▁Pot os í ▁National ▁Short ▁Story ▁Compet ition ▁( 2 0 0 8 , ▁for ▁Ca ída ▁Lib re ). ▁His ▁highest ▁honor ▁so ▁far ▁is ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Max ▁A ub ▁International ▁Short ▁Story ▁Prize ▁( Sp ain ) ▁for ▁Monte z uma ’ s ▁Re ven ge , ▁which ▁he ▁presented ▁at ▁the ▁M ér ida ▁Fest . ▁ ▁Two ▁of ▁his ▁publications , ▁Ca ída ▁Lib re ▁and ▁Monte z uma ’ s ▁Re ven ge ▁were ▁repub lished ▁by ▁the ▁Reform a ▁newspaper ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁lists ▁of ▁best ▁books ▁in ▁Mexico ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁style ▁Martin ▁Br ice ño ▁special izes ▁in ▁short ▁stories ▁and ▁short ▁nov els . ▁ ▁Common ▁them es ▁in ▁his ▁work ▁include ▁er otic ism , ▁life ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁couple ▁and ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁humans ▁to ▁have ▁company . ▁In ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁works , ▁his ▁protagon ists ’ ▁main ▁driving ▁force ▁is ▁to ▁avoid ▁being ▁alone . ▁In flu ences