The Great Slowdown Nov 16, 2009
On the project's Web site, Maddux has provided a quote from writer Octavio Paz: "Ought I to say that the form of change is fixity, or more precisely, that change is an endless search for fixity? A nostalgia for inertia: indolence and its frozen paradises." Though the sentiment stated here may be a bit more forceful than what these gentle watercolors actually transmit, it hints at the blade that Maddux hides behind her back. Like many people who must leave Hawai'i to pursue careers that are... (Honolulu Advertiser)
http://www.mexconnect.com/en/articles/1972-the- Oct 29, 2009
Renowned writer Octavio Paz observes that, undaunted by death, the. Mexican has no qualms about getting up close and personal with death, noting that he "...chases after it, mocks it, courts it, hugs it, sleeps with it; it is his favorite plaything and his most lasting love.". (Kansas City Kansan, KS)
Mexico spied on top author Oct 23, 2009
It also kept tabs on the Mexican writers Octavio Paz and Salvador Novo. Marquez, 82, divides his time between Mexico and Cartagena, Colombia. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Winners of Nobel Prize in literature since 1960 Oct 8, 2009
1990: Octavio Paz, Mexico. 1989: Camilo Jose Cela, Spain. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Nobel guessing game at fever pitch Oct 5, 2009
Some have speculated it could be time for a Spanish-language author to win, which has not happened since Octavio Paz won in 1990, so it could be time for Peru's Mario Vargas Llosa, often mentioned as a possible Nobel winner, to finally clinch the prestigious distinction. "A lot of people are saying it's time for a poet," Stefan Eklund, culture editor at Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet, said. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Maud Wilcox, 86, longtime editor in chief at Harvard University’s publishing house Sep 6, 2009
Two copies of Sor Juana, Octavio Paz s meditation on the enigmatic Mexican nun who wrote poems and plays in the 17th century, arrived by mail at his Mexico City home one summer day in 1988. His thoughts immediately were of Maud Wilcox, his editor a continent away at Harvard University Press. (Boston Globe)
- Mexico: A country of masks 0 May 4, 2009
Mexican Nobel Prize-winning author Octavio Paz describes his compatriots in the book Labyrinth of Solitude, published in 1950, as one who hides behind a mask to avoid opening himself to others. Paz never could have imagined that almost six decades later his description would become so literal and so necessary. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
A lawyer, battling his own depression, writes a young-adult novel about an autistic teenager Apr 18, 2009
Stork knew he wanted to be a writer, so after graduation in 1975 he came to Harvard to study Spanish literature with Octavio Paz. But academic study was dry and not much use to an aspiring writer. (Boston Globe)
Infotainment Mar 14, 2009
From Alfonso Reyes to Octavio Paz (1914-1998), winner of the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature. afp. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz Feb 13, 2009
All these influences are apparent in Sor Juana s writings, which include amatory poems and allegorical plays in addition to the major works, and the Response, both a reflection on the solitary adventures of the mind that, in the opinion of Octavio Paz, presage a modern sensibility in literature ... References: , by Octavio Paz. (Suite101.com)
