Miguel Ángel Asturias

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Miguel Ángel Asturias was a Guatemalan novelist, poet, diplomat, and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate renowned for his pioneering works of magical realism and social protest.

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instanceOf Nobel laureate in Literature
diplomat
human
novelist
poet
awardReceived Lenin Peace Prize
Nobel Prize in Literature
birthCountry Guatemala
birthDate 1899-10-19
birthPlace Guatemala City
citizenship Guatemala
countryOfDiplomaticService Guatemala
deathCountry Spain
deathDate 1974-06-09
deathPlace Madrid
educatedAt Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
Université de Paris (Sorbonne)
familyName Asturias
fieldOfWork diplomacy
literature
poetry
genre magical realism
social protest literature
givenName Miguel
influenced Latin American literature
influencedBy Mayan mythology
indigenous Guatemalan culture
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
movement Latin American Boom precursor
magical realism
name Miguel Ángel Asturias
nationality Guatemalan
NobelPrizeCategory Literature
NobelPrizeYear 1967
notableWork El Papa Verde
El Señor Presidente
Hombres de maíz
Leyendas de Guatemala
Los ojos de los enterrados
Viento fuerte
occupation diplomat
novelist
poet
theme dictatorship
indigenous rights
myth and folklore
social injustice
writingStyle experimental narrative techniques

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Miguel Ángel Asturias name Miguel Ángel Asturias