Jorge Majfud
Jorge Majfud (born September 10, 1969) is a Uruguayan American writer. Life. He was born in Tacuarembó, Uruguay. He received a professional degree in Architecture in 1996 from the University of the Republic in Montevideo and studied at Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes. He traveled extensively to gather material that would later become part of his novels and essays and was a professor at the Universidad Hispanoamericana of Costa Rica and at Escuela Técnica del Uruguay, where he taught art and mathematics. In 2003 he entered the University of Georgia, where he obtained a Masters and a Ph.D.  in the Department of Romance Languages. He is a member of the scientific committee of the "Araucaria" review of Spain, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, and a Professional Member of PEN American Center. He taught at the University of Georgia and was a professor at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. Currently, he is a professor at Jacksonville University. Majfud has won many the Excellence in Research Award in Humanities and Letters 2006, Casa de las Américas prize 2001, Juan Rulfo Award finalist 2011, Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Professional Activities, Jacksonville University, 2013, and winner Premio Letterario  Internazionale Indipendente Settima edizione Award (The Independent International Literary Award 2019, Italy). His novels and essays are under study in different universities in Europe, the U.S., and Latin America. "He is one of the most important writers of a new generation of Latino intellectuals". In 2012, readers of the American magazine Foreign Policy (now EsGlobal in Spanish) recognized him as "The Most Influential Latin American Intellectual" He delivered public lectures at many universities and events around the world Works. His publications include: As contributor or editor. His stories and articles have been published in daily newspapers, magazines, and readers, such  as "El País" of Madrid, "El País" and "La República" of Montevideo, Courrier International of Paris , "Rebellion", "Hispanic Culture Review" of George Mason University, Revista de Crítica Literaria Latinoamericana of Dartmouth College, "Pegaso" of the University of Oklahoma, Texas State University, Washington University Political Review, "Chasqui" of Arizona State University, "Hispamerica" of University of Maryland, United Nations Chronicle, UNICEF, "Araucaria" of Spain, etc. He has been the founder and editor of the magazine "SigloXXI – reflexiones sobre nuestro tiempo". He is a contributor to "El Pais", "La República" of Montevideo, "La Vanguardia" of Barcelona, "Tiempos del Mundo" of Washington, "Monthly Review  of New York, The Huffington Post", "Milenio" of Mexico, "Jornada" of La Paz, Panama America, "El Nuevo Herald" of Miami, "Página/12" of Buenos Aires, "Cambio16" of Spain, "Centro Cervantes" of Madrid, "The Humanist" of the American Humanist Association, Radio Uruguay, Radio Nacional de Argentina , Radio Exterior de España], Radio Popolare Roma, NTN 24 TV , Russia TV (RT), and many other daily and weekly newspapers. He is a member of the International Scientific Committee of the magazine "Araucaria" in Spain. His essays and articles have been translated into Portuguese, French, English, German, Italian, Basque, Greek, and many others. He is also  the editor and translator of "Ilusionistas", the latest book of Noam Chomsky in Spanish (Madrid, 2012). He has published many books with authors like Slavoj Zizek, Eduardo Galeano, Ray Bradbury, José Saramago, Mario Vargas Llosa, Carlos Fuentes, and Ernesto Sábato. In November 2019, after the coup d'état in Bolivia, Jorge Majfud called on OAS Secretary General Luis Almagro to resign from his post. The letter went viral and was supported by millions of Latin Americans. Awards. He has distinguished himself in different international contests, for example: