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Born October 5, 1924 • Santiago • Chile
Died December 7, 1996 (aged 72) • Santiago • Chile
Notable Works “A House in the Country” • “Coronation” • “Hell Has No Limits” • “The Obscene Bird of Night” • “This Sunday”
Roberto Bolaño
Chilean author
Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende
Chilean-American author
Antonio Skármeta
Chilean novelist, screenwriter, and diplomat
Eduardo Barrios
Chilean writer
María Luisa Bombal
Chilean author
Manuel Rojas
Chilean writer
Jorge Edwards
Jorge Edwards
Chilean writer, critic, and diplomat
Vicente Huidobro
Chilean writer
Alberto Blest Gana
Chilean writer
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez
Colombian author
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes
Mexican writer and diplomat
Vallejo, César
César Vallejo
Peruvian poet
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
Mutis, Álvaro
Álvaro Mutis
Colombian author
Sergio Pitol
Mexican author