What is Fernando del Paso?
[[Image:Fernando del Paso.jpg|right|thumb|Fernando del Paso]] '''Fernando del Paso Morante''' (April 1, 1935 – November 14, 2018) was a Mexican novelist, essayist and poet. == Biography == He was born in [[Mexico City]]. Del Paso studied at [[National Autonomous University of Mexico|Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)]]. He lived in [[London]] for 14 years. Del Paso worked for [[British Broadcasting Corporation]]. He was a member of [[Colegio Nacional (Mexico)|Colegio Nacional de México]] from 1996 to 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=1393577&CategoryId=13003 |title=Mexican Writer Fernando del Paso Wins Alfonso Reyes Prize |work=Latin American Herald Tribune |access-date=January 1, 2014 |archive-date=December 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231052502/http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=1393577&CategoryId=13003 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2015, he was awarded the [[Miguel de Cervantes Prize]]. Del Paso died on November 14, 2018 in Mexico City at the age of 83.<ref>[https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cultura/comunidad-cultural-lamenta-muerte-de-fernando-del-paso Comunidad Cultural Lamenta Muerte de Fernando del Paso] {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Del Paso, Fernando}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Mexican poets]] [[Category:Mexican novelists]] [[Category:Mexican essayists]] [[Category:Writers from Mexico City]] [[Category:Miguel de Cervantes Prize winners]]