Paco Ignacio Taibo II
Nov 01, 1949 (75 years old) in Gijón, Asturias, Spain
Francisco Ignacio Taibo Mahojo (b. January 11, 1949), better known as Paco Taibo II or informally as PIT, is a Spanish-Mexican writer, novelist and political activist based in Mexico City.
He is most widely known as the founder of the neopolicial genre of novel in Latin America and is also a prominent member of the international crime writing community. His Spanish language work has won numerous awards including two Latin American Dashiell Hammett Prizes. In 2018, Taibo was appointed as head of the Fondo de Cultura Económica by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Known For
Léemelo
Self
The 43
Himself
El Che
Self
Fuimos Revolución. 10 de junio de 1971
Paco Ignacio Taibo II
Fuimos revolución. 10 de junio de 1971
Paco Ignacio Taibo II
