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José Baroja

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José Baroja is a Chilean writer and the literary pseudonym of Ramón Mauricio González Gutiérrez, born in 1983 in Valdivia, Chile. He began writing during his adolescence in Maipú, Santiago; his “Barojian” pseudonym would later become associated with the city of Lebu.
He holds both a BA and an MA in Literature from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and is a co-founder of the literary magazine Sudras y Parias® in Chile. His books have been published in Chile, Mexico, Spain, and Argentina, and his work has appeared in anthologies in both Spanish and English, as well as in specialized literary journals. Among his recent titles are El curioso caso de la sombra que murió como un recuerdo, El lado oscuro de la sombra y otros ladridos, No ...more

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Land of the Godínez: Work, Obedience & Dispossession in Contemporary Mexico

Mexico Solidarity Media has published an article about my short story “Godín”. This story is part of Sueño en Guadalajara y otros cuentos.

You can read the full article at the following link: Land of the Godínez: Work, Obedience & Dispossession in Contemporary Mexico – Mexico Solidarity Media

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	Sueño en Guadalajara y otros cuentos by José Baroja (Goodreads Author), TerraIgnota Ediciones (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 68 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Un hijo de perra y otros cuentos 4.95 avg rating — 63 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El curioso caso de la sombra que murió como un recuerdo y otros cuentos by José Baroja (Goodreads Author), Ediciones Oblicuas (Editor) 4.62 avg rating — 55 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	No fue un catorce de febrero y otros cuentos by José Baroja (Goodreads Author), TerraIgnota Ediciones (Editor) 4.60 avg rating — 53 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El lado oscuro de la sombra y otros ladridos by José Baroja (Goodreads Author), Grupo Igneo (Editor) 4.80 avg rating — 49 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El hombre del terrón de azúcar y otros cuentos by José Baroja (Goodreads Author), Jaime Magnan Alabarce (Editor) 4.79 avg rating — 29 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mi último invierno - Antología poética de un hombre que está cansado by José Baroja (Goodreads Author), Editorial Equinoxio (Editor) 4.41 avg rating — 22 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cuentos Reunidos - Antología Breve by José Baroja (Goodreads Author), Editorial Equinoxio (Editor) 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cuentos de un escritor chileno en México 4.80 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Juan y Perro en el fondo saben que esos ruidos persistirán en tanto haya injusticia en esta tierra investida por ese diosito dominguero que algunos tienen...”
― José Baroja, El lado oscuro de la sombra y otros ladridos

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“La vida al final no es tan perra.”
― José Baroja, El hombre del terrón de azúcar y otros cuentos

tags: esperanza, josé-baroja, vida

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“El ser mexicano", pinche concepto para el que no basta un Laberinto de la Soledad. ¡No manches!, sí que nos hemos llenado de pedos desde que a un güey se le ocurriera que el mejor lugar para fundar una ciudad era sobre un lago...”
― José Baroja, Sueño en Guadalajara y otros cuentos

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