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Also Known As José Julián Martí • José Julián Martí y Pérez
Born January 28, 1853 • Havana • Cuba
Died May 19, 1895 (aged 42) • Cuba
Notable Works “Versos libres”

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José Lezama Lima
Cuban author
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Severo Sarduy
Cuban writer
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Tomás Eloy Martínez
Argentine novelist, journalist, and educator
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Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Cuban author
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Roberto Fernández Retamar
Cuban author and critic
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Virgilio Piñera
Cuban writer
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Cintio Vitier
Cuban writer
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Augusto de Campos
Brazilian poet and critic
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Heberto Padilla
Cuban poet
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Antonio Benítez Rojo
Cuban writer
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Miguel Barnet
Cuban writer
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Nicolás Guillén
Cuban poet
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Reinaldo Arenas
Cuban writer
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Julián del Casal
Cuban poet
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German author
Painting of Samuel Johnson showing Johnson seated at a desk with a quill in hand and papers before him, wearing a brown coat and white wig.
Samuel Johnson
English author
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau
American writer
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Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
French critic
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges
Argentine author
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes
Mexican writer and diplomat

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