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Born December 31, 1878 • Salto • Uruguay
Died February 19, 1937 (aged 58) • Buenos Aires • Argentina
Notable Works “Anaconda” • “Stories of the Jungle”
Cristina Peri Rossi
Uruguayan writer
Juan Carlos Onetti
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Mario Benedetti
Uruguayan writer
Felisberto Hernández
Uruguayan writer
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges
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Julio Herrera y Reissig
Uruguayan poet
Juana de Ibarbourou
Uruguayan poet
Eduardo Acevedo Díaz
Uruguayan writer and politician
Agustini, Delmira
Delmira Agustini
Uruguayan writer
Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda
Chilean poet
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez
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Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes
Mexican writer and diplomat
Roberto Bolaño
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Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende
Chilean-American author
Vallejo, César
César Vallejo
Peruvian poet
Rubem Fonseca
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Nélida Piñon
Brazilian author
Adolfo Bioy Casares
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Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis.
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
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Augusto Roa Bastos
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