Horacio Quiroga: Quick Facts

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Born	December 31, 1878 • Salto • Uruguay
Died	February 19, 1937 (aged 58) • Buenos Aires • Argentina
Notable Works	“Anaconda” • “Stories of the Jungle”

Cristina Peri Rossi

Uruguayan writer

Juan Carlos Onetti

Uruguayan writer

Mario Benedetti

Uruguayan writer

Felisberto Hernández

Uruguayan writer

Jorge Luis Borges

Argentine author

Julio Herrera y Reissig

Uruguayan poet

Juana de Ibarbourou

Uruguayan poet

Eduardo Acevedo Díaz

Uruguayan writer and politician

Delmira Agustini

Uruguayan writer

Pablo Neruda

Chilean poet

Isabel Allende

Chilean American writer

Gabriel García Márquez

Colombian author

Carlos Fuentes

Mexican writer and diplomat

Roberto Bolaño

Chilean author

José María Arguedas

Peruvian author

César Vallejo

Peruvian poet

Rubem Fonseca

Brazilian author

Nélida Piñon

Brazilian author

Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis

Brazilian author

Adolfo Bioy Casares

Argentine author