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Born April 20, 1851 • Uruguay
Died June 18, 1924 (aged 73) • Buenos Aires • Argentina
Notable Works “Soledad”
Ricardo Güiraldes
Argentine writer
Cristina Peri Rossi
Uruguayan writer
Juan Carlos Onetti
Uruguayan writer
Mario Benedetti
Uruguayan writer
Ernesto Sábato, 1985.
Ernesto Sábato
Argentine writer
Horacio Quiroga
Uruguayan writer
Felisberto Hernández
Uruguayan writer
Julio Herrera y Reissig
Uruguayan poet
Juana de Ibarbourou
Uruguayan poet
Agustini, Delmira
Delmira Agustini
Uruguayan writer
Mario Vargas Llosa
Mario Vargas Llosa
Peruvian author
Isabel Allende, 2008
Isabel Allende
Chilean-American author
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez
Colombian author
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes
Mexican writer and diplomat
Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho
Brazilian author
Roberto Bolaño
Chilean author
Vallejo, César
César Vallejo
Peruvian poet
Rachel de Queiroz
Brazilian novelist
Alejo Carpentier
Cuban author
Lezama Lima, José
José Lezama Lima
Cuban author