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Born June 9, 1930 • Havana • Cuba
Died July 20, 2019 (aged 89) • Havana • Cuba
Notable Works “Caliban” • “Ensayo de otro mundo”
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Cintio Vitier
Cuban writer
Lezama Lima, José
José Lezama Lima
Cuban author
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Severo Sarduy
Cuban writer
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Augusto de Campos
Brazilian poet and critic
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Cassiano Ricardo
Brazilian poet, critic, and journalist
José Martí
José Martí
Cuban patriot
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Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Cuban author
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Virgilio Piñera
Cuban writer
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Afrânio Coutinho
Brazilian writer and literary critic
German dramatist and critic Gotthold Lessing
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
German author
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Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
French critic
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
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes
Mexican writer and diplomat
Octavio Paz.
Octavio Paz
Mexican writer and diplomat
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Leopoldo Lugones
Argentine poet
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José Emilio Pacheco
Mexican author
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Francisco Manuel de Melo
Portuguese author
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Vicente Huidobro
Chilean writer
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Ezequiel Martínez Estrada
Argentine author
Reyes, Alfonso
Alfonso Reyes
Mexican writer

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