José Agustín

José Agustín Ramírez Gómez (19 August 1944 – 16 January 2024) was a Mexican novelist, short story writer, essayist and screenwriter. Publishing under the pen name José Agustín, he was considered one of the most influential and prolific Mexican writers of the second half of the 20th century.

Life and career José Agustín was born in Acapulco, Guerrero, on 19 August 1944.

Agustín participated in Juan José Arreola's writers' workshop from 1962 to 1965, where he wrote his first novel, La tumba ("The Tomb"), when he was nineteen years old.

Agustín taught at the University of Denver, the University of California, Irvine, and the University of New Mexico.

Agustín died in Cuautla, Morelos, on 16 January 2024, at the age of 79.

Awards 1977: Guggenheim Fellowship 1993: Premio Nacional de Literatura Juan Ruiz de Alarcón 2011: Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes