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BIOGRAFY

His name was Octavio Paz. He was born in


1914, in the city on Mexico.
His mother was a prominent liberal intellectual
and both his father and grandfather were
Active Political Journalist.
He wrote many books since he started at and
early age then, he became founder of the
journal “Taller” and entered Mexican
diplomatic service, he ended active political
journalist, later, he resigned and became
publisher and editor.
His publications were about Poetry, Literary,
Mexican History and Anglo American
Modernist poetry, he joined the agrarian
uprising led by Emiliano Zapata.
His wife was Mary Jo who got all the money of the poet heritance because he
divorced hid first wife Garro during his stay in India. Elena Paz his daughter
asks for her mother respect.
He got The doctor honorary at Harvard, Cervantes Award, American Newstadt
and Nobel prizes in Literature.
He died in 1998 and his inheritance is still heavily disputed by the members of
his own family.

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