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Also Known As Augusto Antonio Roa Bastos
Born June 13, 1917 • Paraguay
Died April 26, 2005 (aged 87) • Asunción • Paraguay
Awards And Honors Cervantes Prize (1989)
Notable Works “El baldío” • “I, The Supreme” • “Son of Man”
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