Miguel Ángel Asturias
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.
Miguel Ángel Asturias Media
Map of Guatemala showing major cities
Maya vase depicting a lord of the underworld stripped of clothes and headgear by the young maize divinity.
Bust of Miguel Ángel Asturias. Paseo de los Poetas, Rosedal de Palermo, Parque Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires.
References
- ↑ Callan, Richard J. (1970). Miguel Angel Asturias. Twayne Publishers.