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Born July 16, 1943 • Holguín • Cuba
Died December 7, 1990 (aged 47) • New York City • New York
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
Lezama Lima, José
José Lezama Lima
Cuban author
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Severo Sarduy
Cuban writer
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Antonio Benítez Rojo
Cuban writer
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Miguel Barnet
Cuban writer
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Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Cuban author
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Cuban writer
Indian writer Khushwant Singh in his study
Khushwant Singh
Indian writer
Mulk Raj Anand
Mulk Raj Anand
Indian author
Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir
French writer
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Sir Stephen Spender
English poet
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Jaime Torres Bodet
Mexican writer and statesman
Alfredo Bryce Echenique
Alfredo Bryce Echenique
Peruvian novelist
Novelist Muriel Spark
Muriel Spark
British writer
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Albert Steffen
Swiss writer
José Martí
José Martí
Cuban patriot
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Alejo Carpentier
Cuban author
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Heberto Padilla
Cuban poet
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Roberto Fernández Retamar
Cuban author and critic
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Virgilio Piñera
Cuban writer