Urbina, Nicasio 1958-
URBINA, Nicasio 1958-
PERSONAL:
Born July 12, 1958, in Buenos Aires, Argentina son of Guillermo (a lawyer) and Celia (a homemaker) Urbina; married Elaine Mott (a pediatric cardiologist), June 20, 1990; children: Francesca. Ethnicity: "White Hispanic." Education: Florida International University, B.A. and M.S.; Georgetown University, Ph.D.
ADDRESSES:
Home—3406 State Street Dr., New Orleans, LA 70125. Office—Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118. E-mail—[email protected].
CAREER:
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, associate professor of Spanish, c. 1990—. International Hospital for Children, secretary, 1998—.
MEMBER:
Modern Language Association of America, Latin-American Studies Association, Nicaraguan Academy of Language.
AWARDS, HONORS:
Ruben Dario Literary Award, 1995.
WRITINGS:
El libro de las palabras enajendas, Editorial Universitaria Centroamericana (Santa José, Costa Rica), 1991.
La significación del género: estudio semiótico de las novelas y ensayos de Ernesto Sabato, Ediciones Universal (Miami, FL), 1992.
Sintaxis de un signo, Editorial Decenio (Managua, Nicaragua), 1995.
La novela nicaraguense: analisis narratologico, Instituto Nicaraguense de Cultura (New Orleans, LA), 1995.
El ojo del cielo perdido, Centro Nicaraguanse de Escritores (Managua, Nicaragua), 1999, 2nd edition, Editorial Decenio (Managua, Nicaragua), 1999.