ÓSCAR ROBLES (1960—) was born in Chihuahua city. He has been Hispanic language and literature professor and researcher, fiction writer, poet, journalist, translator, blogger, and traveler of the geography and the imagination.He is author of the following twenty-seven books in Spanish: "Semillas de analisis literario" / Seeds of Literary Analysis" (2024), "Literatura de la America nuestra / "Literature of Our America" (2024), "Artepoemas" / "Artpoems" (2024), "Entre rosas de pueblo" / "Between Roses from Town" (2024), "Bella hija del amor" / "Beautiful Daughter of Love" (2024), "Pasajes de camion urbano" (2023) / "Passages of Urban Bus" (2023), “ViajEROS” / “TravelEROS” (2023), "Mexicanacion: Ideas de cultura, identidad y modernidad". Vol. 7 (2023) / "Mexicanation: Ideas of Culture, Identity, and Modernity". Vol. 7 (2023), “Reportes desde Chihuahua, Tucson y Bloomington” / “Reports from Chihuahua, Tucson, and Bloomington” (2022), “La muerte, el amor y el horror en cinco cuentos de Edgar Allan Poe” / “Death, Love, and Horror in five short stories by Edgar Allan Poe” (2022), “Corazón de rosa” / Heart of Rose" (2022), “Civilizacion y barbarie en cuatro novelas de Mario Vargas Llosa” / “Civilization and Barbarism in four novels by Mario Vargas Llosa” (2022), “Mexicanación: El teatro de Carballido, Rascón y Usigli". Vol. 6 (2022) / “Mexicanation: The theater by Carballido, Rascón, and Usigli". Vol. 6 (2022), “Mexicanación: Eduardo Lizalde y otros poetas del siglo XX”. Vol. 5 / “Mexicanation: Eduardo Lizalde and other poets of the Twentieth Century”. Vol. 5 (2022), “Poesía moderna y poeta visionario en ‘estación violenta’ de Octavio Paz” (2022) / “Modern Poetry and Visionary Poet in ‘The Violent Season’ by Octavio Paz” (2022), “Dictadura militar y crisis nacional en ‘Conversación en La Catedral’ de Mario Vargas Llosa / “Military Dictatorship and National Crisis in ‘Conversation in The Cathedral’ by Mario Vargas Llosa” (2021), “Mexicanación: Las mujeres y la provincia de Sergio Galindo”. Vol. 4 / “Mexicanation: The women and the province of Sergio Galindo”. Vol. 4 (2021), “Mexicanación: Narrativa femenina contemporánea”. Vol. 3 / “Mexicanation: Contemporary Feminine Narrative”. Vol. 3 (2021), “Mexicanación: La narrativa de Carlos Fuentes y Juan Rulfo”. Vol. 2 / “Mexicanation: The Narrative of Carlos Fuentes and Juan Rulfo”. Vol. 2 (2021), “Mexicanación. Tres ensayos sobre cine”. Vol. 1 (2021 / “Mexicanation. Three essays on cinema”. Vol. 1 (2021), “Jardín de filos” / “Garden of Sharp Edges” (2020), “Geografías en la otra América” / “Geographies in the Other America” (2020), “Buenas gentes” / “Good People” (2019), “La de ocho columnas” / “The Across Eight Columns News” (2019) “Días de muertos” / “Day of Dead” (2019), “Identidades Maternacionales en el cine de María Novaro” / “MaterNational Identities in María Novaro’s Cinema” (2004), “Historias de familia” / “Family Stories” (1998) y “Sangre de Circe” / “Blood of Circe” (1989). He has attended ten readings of short stories and poetry, ten presentations on Hispanic Literature, and twenty-seven conferences and symposia on Hispanic Literature and Mexican Cinema in Mexico and the United States of America. He was a finalist in the short story contest Letras de Oro organized by the University of Miami in 1994 with his book “El viaje” / “The Journey”. He was awarded with David Alfaro Siqueiros 2006-2007’s grant given by the Chihuahuan Institute of Culture to write his book “Geografías y biografías en la otra América” / “Geograpahies and Biographies in the Other America”. His chronicles, short stories, essays, interviews, and poems have appeared in different magazines from Mexico, the United States of America, and Europe, such as “La Palabra y el Hombre” [The Word and the Man], “Plural” [Plural], “Revista de Literatura Mexicana Contemporánea” [Contemporary Mexican Literature Magazine], “Circunloquios” [Circumlocutiums] y “Synthesis” [Synthesis].As a professional, he was recognized as one of the most influential people in the United States of America by the publication Marquis Who’s Who (2013) and his credentials were listed them in the editions 58th (2004) y 59th (2005) of Who’s Who in America and in the seventh edition (2006) of Who’s Who in American Education. Likewise, his biography was approved by Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals 2004/2005.Between August of 2012 and August of 2023, he has published in his blog “Bitacoraoscar” one thousand five texts of creative writing (short story and poetry] and of newspaper articles (chronicle, interview, and report], and different articles on the following areas of the scientific and humanist knowledege: plastic arts, science, cinema, sports, history, indigenism, literature, music, politics, religion, health, society, television, and urbanism. He received the bachelor's degree in Spanish Literature in the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, he obtained the Master Degree in Spanish American Literature in New Mexico State University and graduated with the Ph.D. in Spanish American Literature in the University of Arizona.He worked as a journalist in the newspapers Novedades de Chihuahua [Latest News from Chihuahua] (1983-1984) and Diario de Chihuahua [Newspaper from Chihuahua] (1985). He was a Hispanic language and literature teacher and professor in Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey campus Chihuahua [the Technological Institute and of Graduate School of Monterrey of Chihuahua campus] (1986-1990), New Mexico State University (1991-1993), the University of Arizona (1993-1998), California State University in Fresno (1998-2001), Dickinson College from Pennsylvania (2001-2003), Angelo State University from Texas (2003-2004), Indiana University Bloomington (2005-2006, 2007-2008), and University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa (2009-2010). He had practiced as an English / Spanish translator for the Niparajá Society C. S. from Baja California Sur (2018-2023). Since 2022 to date, he is doing research about the culture, the economy, the politics, and the society of Chihuahua city and is a content writer for distinct societies of businessman from the capital of Chihuahua state and the State Government of Chihuahua.Read more about this authorRead less about this author