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Also Known As Martin Sacastru • Honorio Bustos Domecq • Javier Miranda • B. Suarez Lynch • H. Bustos Domecq • B. Lynch Davis
Born September 15, 1914 • Buenos Aires • Argentina
Died March 8, 1999 (aged 84) • Buenos Aires • Argentina
Awards And Honors Cervantes Prize (1990)
Notable Works “Six Problems for Don Isidro Parodi” • “The Dream of Heroes” • “The Invention of Morel”

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