Fabio Morábito

Who is Fabio Morábito?

Fabio Morábito is a Mexican writer and poet.

Born in Egypt to Italian parents, he spent his childhood in Milan. From the age of 15 he has lived in Mexico City where he has written — in Spanish — three books of poetry, "Lotes baldíos", "De lunes todo el año" and "Alguien de lava"; a book of prose, "Caja de herramientas", three collections of short stories, "La lenta furia", "La vida ordenada" and ""Grieta de fatiga", and two books of essays, "El viaje y la enfermedad" and "Los pastores sin ovejas". He has also written a book for children, "Cuando las panteras no eran negras", which won the 'White Raven Prize' in 1997 and has translated from his mother tongue — Italian — numerous stories, poetry, essays and children's books. In 1998, he took part in a DAAD artists programme in Berlin. He wrote the story series "Tambíen Berlín se olvida" about this experience. In 2005 Galaxia Gutenberg published his translation of the complete poetry of Eugenio Montale.