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Afrânio Coutinho

Brazilian writer and literary critic

Rachel de Queiroz

Brazilian novelist

Cassiano Ricardo

Brazilian poet, critic, and journalist

Ernesto Sábato

Argentine writer

Augusto de Campos

Brazilian poet and critic

Paulo Coelho

Brazilian author

Érico Lopes Veríssimo

Brazilian author

José Pereira da Graça Aranha

Brazilian author and diplomat

Alceu Amoroso Lima

Brazilian essayist, philosopher, and literary critic

Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto

Brazilian author

Mário de Andrade

Brazilian writer

José de Alencar

Brazilian author

Mario Vargas Llosa

Peruvian author

Carlos Fuentes

Mexican writer and diplomat

José Lezama Lima

Cuban author

G.K. Chesterton

British author

Severo Sarduy

Cuban writer

Tomás Eloy Martínez

Argentine novelist, journalist, and educator

Vicente Huidobro

Chilean writer

Lewis Nkosi

South African author