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Born July 25, 1884 • Guatemala City • Guatemala
Died June 12, 1975 (aged 90) • Guatemala City • Guatemala
Notable Works “The Man Who Looked Like a Horse”
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Mario Benedetti
Uruguayan writer
Miguel Ángel Asturias.
Miguel Ángel Asturias
Guatemalan author and diplomat
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
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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Augusto Roa Bastos
Paraguayan writer
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Cristina Peri Rossi
Uruguayan writer
Mutis, Álvaro
Álvaro Mutis
Colombian author
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Miguel Barnet
Cuban writer
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José Emilio Pacheco
Mexican author
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Rosario Castellanos
Mexican writer
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Manuel Rojas
Chilean writer
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José Rubén Romero
Mexican author
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Rufino Blanco-Fombona
Venezuelan writer
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Concha Espina de Serna
Spanish author
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John Banim
Irish author
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German author
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
D.H. Lawrence
D.H. Lawrence
English writer
James Joyce wearing a dark suit, light tie, round glasses, and a hat, looking to the side outdoors in Zurich, Switzerland.
James Joyce
Irish author
Aleksandr Pushkin
Aleksandr Pushkin
Russian author

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