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Born November 4, 1909 • Peru
Died February 17, 1967 (aged 57) • Lima • Peru
Notable Works “Broad and Alien Is the World” • “Los perros hambrientos” • “The Golden Serpent”

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Vallejo, César
César Vallejo
Peruvian poet
José María Arguedas
Peruvian author
Julio Ramón Ribeyro
Peruvian writer
Bryce Echenique, Alfredo
Alfredo Bryce Echenique
Peruvian novelist
Mario Vargas Llosa
Mario Vargas Llosa
Peruvian author
Manuel Scorza
Peruvian author
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez
Colombian author
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes
Mexican writer and diplomat
Roberto Bolaño
Chilean author
Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende
Chilean-American author
Rubem Fonseca
Brazilian author
Nélida Piñon
Brazilian author
Adolfo Bioy Casares
Argentine author
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis.
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
Brazilian author
Augusto Roa Bastos
Paraguayan writer
Cristina Peri Rossi
Uruguayan writer
Antonio Skármeta
Chilean novelist, screenwriter, and diplomat
Mutis, Álvaro
Álvaro Mutis
Colombian author
Sergio Pitol
Mexican author
Antonio Benítez Rojo
Cuban writer