About Jorge Galvan
Born 1966. Jorge Galvan is a Mexican writer and engineer.
Jorge Galván (born April 1966 in Mexico City) is a Mexican writer and engineer. He is best known for his historical novel "El Hierro y la Pólvora" (Iron and Gunpowder), for which he was awarded the First Novel UNAM – Alfaguara Prize in 2006
Galvan graduated as electronics engineer at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (Mexico City), and currently lives in the City of Naucalpan (Mexico State).
Works El Hierro y la Pólvora (Iron and Gunpowder) published in 2006 by Alfaguara.
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Mexican writer and engineer
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Jorge Galvan was born on 1 April 1966 in Mexico City.
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Jorge Galvan is a writer and engineer.
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