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Also Known As José Agustín Ramírez
Born August 19, 1944 • Acapulco • Mexico
Died January 16, 2024 (aged 79) • Mexico
Notable Works “Ahi viene la plaga” • “Cerca del fuego” • “Circulo vicioso” • “Ciudades desiertas” • “El rock de la cárcel” • “La nueva música clásica” • “La tumba”
Gregory Rabassa
American translator
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes
Mexican writer and diplomat
Jaime Torres Bodet
Mexican writer and statesman
José Emilio Pacheco
Mexican author
Rosario Castellanos
Mexican writer
Agustín Yáñez
Mexican writer and statesman
Hearn, Lafcadio
Lafcadio Hearn
British-born writer and translator
Jonathan Franzen
Jonathan Franzen
American author
Maria Dąbrowska
Polish author and critic
Babette Deutsch
American poet, critic, translator, and novelist
Guillermo Valencia
Colombian author and statesman
Giorgio Manganelli
Italian author
Rex Warner
British writer
Octavio Paz.
Octavio Paz
Mexican writer and diplomat
Sergio Pitol
Mexican author
Juan José Arreola
Mexican writer
Juan Rulfo
Juan Rulfo
Mexican writer
Reyes, Alfonso
Alfonso Reyes
Mexican writer
Fernando del Paso
Mexican author and artist
Martín Luis Guzmán
Mexican writer