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Born May 14, 1875 • Lima • Peru
Died December 13, 1934 (aged 59) • Santiago • Chile
Cesar Vallejo, Peruvian poet, seated outdoors in a suit with his chin resting on his hand and a cane in his other hand, 1929.
César Vallejo
Peruvian poet
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Carlos Germán Belli
Peruvian author
Palma, Ricardo
Ricardo Palma
Peruvian writer
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Manuel Scorza
Peruvian author
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José María Eguren
Peruvian poet
Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa smiling, shown in a close-up portrait with gray hair, wearing a suit and tie.
Mario Vargas Llosa
Peruvian author
Portrait of José María Arguedas
José María Arguedas
Peruvian author
Alfredo Bryce Echenique
Alfredo Bryce Echenique
Peruvian novelist
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Julio Ramón Ribeyro
Peruvian writer
José Carlos Mariátegui
José Carlos Mariátegui
Peruvian political essayist
Alegría, 1941
Ciro Alegría
Peruvian author
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Augusto de Campos
Brazilian poet and critic
Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda
Chilean poet
The brilliant Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz
Mexican poet and scholar
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges
Argentine author
Ernesto Cardenal
Ernesto Cardenal
Nicaraguan poet and priest
Rubén Darío
Rubén Darío
Nicaraguan writer
Octavio Paz.
Octavio Paz
Mexican writer and diplomat
José Martí
José Martí
Cuban patriot
Lezama Lima, José
José Lezama Lima
Cuban author

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