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Born September 21, 1918 • Ciudad Guzmán • Mexico
Died December 3, 2001 (aged 83) • Guadalajara • Mexico
Notable Works “The Switchman”
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes
Mexican writer and diplomat
Sergio Pitol
Mexican author
José Emilio Pacheco
Mexican author
Rosario Castellanos
Mexican writer
Agustín Yáñez
Mexican writer and statesman
Juan Rulfo
Juan Rulfo
Mexican writer
José Revueltas
Mexican writer
Jaime Torres Bodet
Mexican writer and statesman
Reyes, Alfonso
Alfonso Reyes
Mexican writer
Fernando del Paso
Mexican author and artist
Martín Luis Guzmán
Mexican writer
Mariano Azuela
Mexican writer
José Agustín
Mexican author
José Rubén Romero
Mexican author
Luis Zapata
Mexican author
Gregorio López y Fuentes
Mexican writer
José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi.
José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi
Mexican editor and author
Herman Melville
Herman Melville
American author
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez
Colombian author
Roberto Bolaño
Chilean author