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. He also wrote El Hombre que lo tenía todo todo todo.
Miguel Angel Asturias | |
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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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