Jorge Dávila Vásquez

He grew up in a literary environment, as his uncle was the poet César Dávila Andrade.

He was also interested in the stage, and was involved with an experimental theatre group in his youth.

His first book of poems, Nueva canción de Eurídice y Orfeo, came out in 1975.

This was followed by the experimental novel María Joaquina en la vida y en la muerte (1976) and the short story collection Este mundo es el camino (1980).

In 2016, he won the Premio Nacional Eugenio Espejo in recognition of his lifelong contributions to literature.