Paco Ignacio Taibo II
Birthday: 1949-11-01
Place of Birth: Gijón, Asturias, Spain
Biography: Francisco Ignacio Taibo Mahojo (b. January 11, 1949), better known as Paco Taibo II or informally as PIT, is a Spanish-Mexican writer, novelist and political activist based in Mexico City. He is most widely known as the founder of the neopolicial genre of novel in Latin America and is also a prominent member of the international crime writing community. His Spanish language work has won numerous awards including two Latin American Dashiell Hammett Prizes. In 2018, Taibo was appointed as head of the Fondo de Cultura Económica by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
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The Traces of Dr. Ernesto Guevara
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¿Dónde están?
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Before We Are Forgotten
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Between Cuba and Mexico, Everything is Bonito & Sabroso
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The Alamo
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El Che
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Patria
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Ernesto Guevara, also known as "Che"
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