Milagros Mata Gil

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Venezuelan novelist and essayist

Milagros Mata Gil
Born	17 April 1951 Caracas, Venezuela
Died	7 July 2023 El Tigre, Venezuela
Nationality	Venezuelan
Occupation(s)	Novelist, essayist

Milagros Mata Gil (17 April 1951-7 July 2023)^[1] was a Venezuelan novelist and essayist.^[2] She was a professor of Spanish, literature and Latin at the Instituto Pedagógico de Caracas. She was also a researcher in the area of Venezuelan literature and was a member of the Venezuelan Academy of the Spanish Language since 2011 until her death.^[3] She is known, in principle, for her novels and essays, as well as for being the author of the anthem of the Heres Municipality, Bolívar state.^[3]

Arrest

On 31 March 2021, Milagros Mata Gil and poet Juan Manuel Muñoz, known as Moriche, were detained by a commission of the Special Action Forces (FAES), reportedly for the publication of the text entitled "Fiesta Mortal" (Deadly Party), referring to a wedding which Attorney General Tarek William Saab attended despite the restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. The writer denounced on Twitter that they would be detained until the following day and that they would be charged with "incitement to hatred". Lawyer Gonzalo Himiob, from the NGO Foro Penal, stated that both Mata and Muñoz could not be held in any penitentiary center due to their age, and that in any case they would be subject to precautionary measures or house arrest.^[4]

Works

Essay books

Héroes y tumbas en Armas Alfonzo^[5]
La Cuenca del Unare según Alfredo Armas Alfonzo
La rebelión de las ficciones
El pregón mercadero (relaciones entre crítica literaria y mercado editorial en América Latina)
Ensayos diversos, Sobre una ciudad campamento (In Loco Remoto)
Una reflexión sobre el espacio en la novela venezolana
Los signos de la trama
El Orinoco es una identidad; Balza: el cuerpo fluvial
Tiempo y muerte en Alfredo Armas Alfonzo y José Balza
Elipse sobre una ciudad sin nombres

Novels

La casa en llamas (1986)^[5]
Memorias de una antigua primavera (1989)
Mata El Caracol (1990)
El diario íntimo de Francisca Malabar (1992)
El caso del Pastor Acosado (2019)

Awards

Awards given to Milagros include:^[6]

1986 - Fernando Pessoa Award
1986 - Casa de Cultura de Maracay Award
1987 - Fundarte Narrative Award
1988 - Miguel Otero Silva Editorial Planeta Award
1988 - Juan Rulfo Story Award
1988 - Internacional Novedades- Diana MéxicoAward
1995 - III Bienal de la Literatura Mariano Picón Salas Novel Award

References

^ Carrillo, Josue (2023-07-07). "Murió la escritora, Milagros Mata Gil -". Noticia al Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-07.
^ Lafontant, Grace (7 July 2023). "Falleció la escritora venezolana Milagros Mata Gil a los 72 años de edad". El Nacional. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Círculo de Escritores de Venezuela". Milagros Mata Gil escribe sobre Eziongeber Álvarez Arias. 10 September 2020.
^ "Detenida la escritora Milagros Mata Gil presuntamente por documentar fiesta donde asistió Saab". El Carabobeño (in Spanish). 2021-04-01.
^ ^a ^b "Letralia". “No hay lugar que no me corresponda”. 5 July 2020.
^ "Libros de Autores Guayaneses". La Casa en Llamas / Milagros Mata Gil. 10 February 2013.