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'''Miguel Ángel Asturias''' (1899-1974) was the first Latin American writer to be awarded the [[Nobel Prize]] in literature. A native of [[Guatemala]], Asturias is known for his use of [[surrealism|surrealist]]-inspired [[magical realism]] and for his incorporation of [[folklore]] and indigenous mythology into his works. Asturias is best known for composing ''El señor presidente'' (1946), ''Hombres de maíz'' (1949), ''Week-end in Guatemala'' (1956), and ''Los ojos de los enterrados'' (1960) but at least one scholar<ref>René Prieto. 1993. Miguel Angel Asturias's archeology of return. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.</ref> contends that some of his best work is among the least well-known. | '''Miguel Ángel Asturias''' (1899-1974) was the first Latin American writer to be awarded the [[Nobel Prize]] in literature. A native of [[Guatemala]], Asturias is known for his use of [[surrealism|surrealist]]-inspired [[magical realism]] and for his incorporation of [[folklore]] and indigenous mythology into his works. Asturias is best known for composing '[['El señor presidente]]'' (1946), ''Hombres de maíz'' (1949), ''Week-end in Guatemala'' (1956), and ''Los ojos de los enterrados'' (1960) but at least one scholar<ref>René Prieto. 1993. Miguel Angel Asturias's archeology of return. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.</ref> contends that some of his best work is among the least well-known. | ||
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Revision as of 08:07, 22 April 2024
Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899-1974) was the first Latin American writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in literature. A native of Guatemala, Asturias is known for his use of surrealist-inspired magical realism and for his incorporation of folklore and indigenous mythology into his works. Asturias is best known for composing ''El señor presidente (1946), Hombres de maíz (1949), Week-end in Guatemala (1956), and Los ojos de los enterrados (1960) but at least one scholar[1] contends that some of his best work is among the least well-known.
References
- ↑ René Prieto. 1993. Miguel Angel Asturias's archeology of return. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.