Juan Manuel Rodriguez (writer)
Introduction '''Juan Manuel Rodríguez López''' (born in Bilbao in 1945)  is a Spanish-born, naturalized Ecuadorian author and professor. He holds a licenciate/BA degree in philosophy and a doctorate in literature from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE). He was a professor at Universidad Central del Ecuador and Universidad Católica, as well as a founding professor of Universidad San Francisco de Quito, where he was Dean of the College of Communication and Contemporary Arts.He has published novels and short-story collections in Ecuador, Spain and Mexico, as well as various academic and reference books, including essays and literary criticism. He has also been a columnist and editorial writer for the newspaper La Hora and the magazine ''Chasqui'' (CIESPAL).
Published works ===Fiction======= Short stories ====* * * * ==== Novels ====* * * * * * * ===Non-fiction===* * * * * * ** ** * * * * *
Awards * Second prize, Gabriel Miró International Short Story Contest (Alicante, España), for the short story 'Levedad del vino', 1986. * Finalist,'Novedades y Diana' International Literary Prize (Mexico), with the novel ''El espantapájaros'', 1988. * Ecuador's National Prize for Literature 'Aurelio Espinosa Pólit' for the short-story collection ''Fricciones'', 1990. * Second Prize for Art and Literature, Universidad Central del Ecuador, for the novel ''El espantapájaros'', 1991. * Finalist,'Planeta/Joaquín Mortiz' Award (Mexico), with the novel ''La derrota'', 1992 (later published in revised form in 2003 as ''El poder de los vencidos''). * First Prize for Art and Literature, Universidad Central del Ecuador, for the short-story collection ''El Mar y la Muralla'', 1992. * Third Prize, IV  Biennal Ecuadorian Novel Contest, for the work ''El pulso de la nada'', 1996. * Doctorado Honoris Causa en Artes ('in artibus') de la Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), 1998.
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External links * Literaturas.com:  entrevista con Juan Manuel Rodríguez* Cintúrón de fuego, Juan Manuel Rodríguez (reseña de Luz Modroño)* Comentario en Cinturón de Fuego