Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales (October 19, 1899 – June 9, 1974) was a Nobel Prize-winning Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright and journalist. Asturias helped establish Latin American literature's contribution to mainstream Western culture, and at the same time drew attention to the importance of indigenous cultures, especially those of his native Guatemala.
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19 October 1899 Guatemala City, Guatemala
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Died |
9 June 1974 (aged 74) Madrid, Spain
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Zodiac | Libra |
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