José Agustín: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	José Agustín Ramírez
Born	August 19, 1944 • Acapulco • Mexico
Died	January 16, 2024 (aged 79) • Mexico
Notable Works	“Ahi viene la plaga” • “Cerca del fuego” • “Circulo vicioso” • “Ciudades desiertas” • “El rock de la cárcel” • “La nueva música clásica” • “La tumba”

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Gregory Rabassa

American translator

Carlos Fuentes

Carlos Fuentes

Mexican writer and diplomat

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Jaime Torres Bodet

Mexican writer and statesman

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José Emilio Pacheco

Mexican author

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Rosario Castellanos

Mexican writer

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Agustín Yáñez

Mexican writer and statesman

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Jonathan Franzen

American author

Hearn, Lafcadio

Lafcadio Hearn

British-born writer and translator

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Maria Dąbrowska

Polish author and critic

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Babette Deutsch

American poet, critic, translator, and novelist

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Guillermo Valencia

Colombian author and statesman

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Giorgio Manganelli

Italian author

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Rex Warner

British writer

Octavio Paz.

Octavio Paz

Mexican writer and diplomat

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Sergio Pitol

Mexican author

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Juan José Arreola

Mexican writer

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Juan Rulfo

Mexican writer

Reyes, Alfonso

Alfonso Reyes

Mexican writer

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Fernando del Paso

Mexican author and artist

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Martín Luis Guzmán

Mexican writer