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Born November 10, 1834 • Argentina
Died October 21, 1886 (aged 51) • Belgrano • Argentina
Notable Works “La Vuelta de Martin Fierro” • “The Gaucho Martin Fierro”

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Ernesto Sábato, 1985.
Ernesto Sábato
Argentine writer
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Ricardo Güiraldes
Argentine writer
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Estanislao del Campo
Argentine poet and journalist
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José Rubén Romero
Mexican author
Zorrilla de San Martín, Juan
Juan Zorrilla de San Martín
Uruguayan poet
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges
Argentine author
Black-and-white portrait of Argentine writer Adolfo Bioy Casares, resting his head on one hand and wearing a pinstripe suit and tie.
Adolfo Bioy Casares
Argentine author
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Leopoldo Lugones
Argentine poet
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Juan Gelman
Argentine poet and activist
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Esteban Echeverría
Argentine writer
Storni, Alfonsina
Alfonsina Storni
Argentine writer
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Manuel Rojas
Chilean writer
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Leopoldo Marechal
Argentine author
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Ezequiel Martínez Estrada
Argentine author
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Alejandra Pizarnik
Argentine poet
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José Mármol
Argentine writer
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Oliverio Girondo
Argentine writer, painter, and poet
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Concha Espina de Serna
Spanish author
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Augusto de Campos
Brazilian poet and critic
Engraving of Miguel de Cervantes, shown with a mustache and beard, wearing a ruffled collar and cloak, based on works by Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma.
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer

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