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Miguel Ángel Asturias
AuthorBooks · Second hand1899-1974
Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales was a Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright and journalist. Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1967, his work helped bring attention to the importance of indigenous cultures, especially those of his native Guatemala.
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About Miguel Ángel Asturias
Birth
1899
Death
1974
First book
1930
Years writing
96
Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales was a Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright and journalist. Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1967, his work helped bring attention to the importance of indigenous cultures, especially those of his native Guatemala.
Miguel Ángel Asturias was a multifaceted Guatemalan author who excelled as a writer, journalist, diplomat, and lawyer.
His masterpiece, The President, is a fundamental reference in Hispanic American literature.
In 1967, his brilliant literary career was recognized with the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature.
His fascination with his country's culture was immortalized in his work Legends of Guatemala.
In addition to his creative work, he was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1965 for his social commitment.
