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Born | July 29, 1931 • Santiago • Chile |
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Died | March 17, 2023 (aged 91) • Madrid • Spain |
Awards And Honors | Cervantes Prize (1999) |
Notable Works | Latin American literature • “El inútil de la familia” • “El museo de cera” • “El whisky de los poetas” • “La casa de Dostoievsky” • “La mujer imaginaria” • “Persona non grata” |
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