Amparo Dávila Books in Order

Amparo Dávila is a Mexican author born in 1928 in Zacatecas, Mexico, who draws from a childhood marked by loss and fear. Growing up in a family where she was the sole surviving child after the deaths of her brothers, Dávila developed a love for reading at an early age through her father's library. This early fascination with literature would shape her writing career, which often explores themes of insanity, danger, and death. Her first published work, Salmos bajo la luna (1950), was followed by Meditaciones a la orilla del sueño and Perfil de soledades (1954). Dávila's distinctive style often features female protagonists struggling with mental disorders, and her use of time as a symbol of the unchangeable has captivated readers. As a prominent figure in Mexican literature, she has received recognition from el Palacio de Bellas Artes de Mexico (the Palace of Fine Arts of Mexico) in 2008.