Miguel Ángel Asturias
Guatemalan writer and diplomat (1899–1974)
Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales (October 19, 1899 - June 9, 1974) was a writer and diplomat from Guatemala. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1967 for his Banana Trilogy.[1] He also wrote El Hombre que lo tenía todo todo todo.
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| Born | October 19, 1899 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Died | June 9, 1974 (aged 74) Madrid, Spain |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Guatemalan |
| Genre | Surrealism, magic realism, dictator novel |
| Notable works | El Señor Presidente, Men of Maize |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 1967 |
He was very important for literature in his country.
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- ↑ Callan, Richard J. (1970). Miguel Angel Asturias. Twayne Publishers.
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