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List of Latin American writers

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List of Latin American writers

This is a list of some of the most important writers from Latin America, organized by cultural region and nationality. The focus is on Latin American literature.

Contents

Bolivia

  • Alcides Arguedas (1879–1946), historian
  • Matilde Casazola
  • Javier del Granado (1913–1996), poet
  • Alfonso Gumucio Dagron
  • Víctor Montoya
  • Jaime Sáenz (1921–1986), poet and novelist
  • José Ignacio de Sanjinés (1786–1864), poet
  • Pedro Shimose
  • Gastón Suárez (1929–1984), novelist and dramatist
  • Franz Tamayo (1878–1956), poet
  • Adela Zamudio (1854–1928), poet and novelist

    • Colombia

  • Héctor Abad Faciolince, writer and journalist
  • Manuel Ancízar, writer and journalist
  • Gonzalo Arango, poet and novelist
  • Helena Araújo
  • Porfirio Barba-Jacob
  • Andrés Caicedo
  • James Cañón
  • Tomás Carrasquilla
  • Germán Castro Caycedo
  • Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel Prize in Literature winner (1982)
  • Adolfo León Gómez, poet
  • León de Greiff
  • Jorge Isaacs
  • Jaime Manrique, writer and painter
  • Santiago Martínez Delgado, writer and painter
  • Álvaro Mutis
  • Rafael Pombo
  • Laura Restrepo González
  • José Eustasio Rivera
  • Daniel Samper Pizano
  • José Asunción Silva
  • Guillermo Valencia
  • Fernando Vallejo
  • José María Vargas Vila

    • Ecuador

    See also Ecuadorian writers

    Peru

  • José María Arguedas
  • Cesar Vallejo
  • Alfredo Bryce
  • Manuel González Prada
  • Clorinda Matto de Turner
  • José Carlos Mariátegui
  • Julio Ramón Ribeyro
  • Abraham Valdelomar
  • Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Prize in Literature winner (2010)
  • Enrique Lopez Albujar
  • Ricardo Palma

    • Venezuela

    Category:Venezuelan writers

    Caribbean

    Category:Caribbean writers

    Cuba

  • Reinaldo Arenas
  • Guillermo Cabrera Infante
  • Alejo Carpentier
  • Daína Chaviano
  • Julián del Casal
  • Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda
  • Nicolás Guillén
  • José María Heredia
  • José Lezama Lima
  • José Martí
  • Heberto Padilla
  • Virgilio Piñera
  • Severo Sarduy
  • Pedro Juan Gutiérrez

    • Dominican Republic

    Category:Dominican Republic writers See also Dominican Republic writers
  • Julia Alvarez
  • Arambilet
  • Juan Bosch
  • Manuel del Cabral
  • Aída Cartagena Portalatín
  • Hilma Contreras
  • Junot Díaz
  • Pedro Henríquez Ureña
  • Pedro Mir
  • Salomé Ureña

    • Haiti

    Category:Haitian writers See also Haitian writers
  • Edwidge Danticat
  • René Depestre
  • Roger Dorsinville
  • Franck Étienne
  • Frédéric Marcelin
  • Félix Morisseau-Leroy
  • Justin Lhérisson
  • Jacques Roumain

    • Costa Rica

    Category:Costa Rican writers
  • Joaquín García Monge
  • Carmen Naranjo
  • Oscar Núñez Oliva

    • El Salvador

    Category:Salvadoran writers See also Salvadoran writers
  • Manlio Argueta, novelist
  • Roque Dalton, poet and revolutionary
  • Jacinta Escudos, novelist
  • Claudia Lars, poet
  • Salarrué (Salvador Salazar Arrué), novelist, poet, painter

    • Guatemala

    Category:Guatemalan writers
  • Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899–1974) Nobel Prize in Literature winner (1967)
  • Marco Antonio Flores (1937–2013)
  • Augusto Monterroso (1921–2003)

    • Honduras

  • Óscar Acosta (born 1933), poet and critic
  • Ramón Amaya Amador (1916–1966), novelist and journalist
  • Eduardo Bähr (born 1940)
  • Augusto Coello (1884–1941)
  • Julio Escoto (born 1944)
  • Javier Abril Espinoza (born 1967)
  • Lucila Gamero de Medina (1873–1964)
  • Juan Ramón Molina (1875–1908) poet
  • Leticia de Oyuela (1935–2008)
  • Roberto Sosa (1930–2011), poet
  • Juan Pablo Suazo Euceda (born 1972)
  • Froylán Turcios (1874–1943)

    • Nicaragua

  • Claribel Alegría (born 1924), poet, received the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2006
  • Emilio Álvarez Lejarza (1884–1969), writer
  • Emilio Álvarez Montalván (born 1919), political writer
  • Gioconda Belli (born 1948), poet
  • Tomás Borge (born 1930), writer, poet, and essayist
  • Omar Cabezas (born 1950), writer
  • Ernesto Cardenal (born 1925), poet
  • Blanca Castellón (born 1958), poet
  • José Coronel Urtecho (1906–1994), poet, translator, essayist, critic, narrator, playwright, and historian
  • Alfonso Cortés (1893–1969), poet
  • Arturo Cruz (born 1954), writer
  • Pablo Antonio Cuadra (1912–2002), poet
  • Rubén Darío (1867–1916), poet, referred to as the "father of Modernism"
  • Karly Gaitán Morales (born 1980), film historian, and writer.
  • Salomón Ibarra Mayorga (1887–1985), poet and lyricist of "Salve a ti, Nicaragua", the Nicaraguan national anthem
  • Erwin Krüger (1915–1973), poet and composer
  • Francisco Mayorga (born 1949), writer
  • Christianne Meneses Jacobs (born 1971), writer, editor, and publisher
  • Rosario Murillo (born 1951), poet
  • Daniel Ortega (born 1945), poet
  • Azarías H. Pallais (1884–1954), poet
  • Joaquín Pasos (1914–1947), poet
  • Horacio Peña (born 1946), writer and poet
  • Sergio Ramírez (born 1942), writer
  • Arlen Siu (died 1972), essayist
  • Julio Valle Castillo (born 1952), poet, novelist, essayist, literary critic and art critic
  • Daisy Zamora (born 1950), poet

    • Panama

    Category:Panamanian writers See also Panamanian writers
  • Rosa María Britton, writer
  • Gloria Guardia, novelist and essayist
  • María Olimpia de Obaldía
  • Ricardo Miró, poet
  • José Luis Rodríguez Pittí, writer and photographer
  • Moises Pascual, Poet

    • Chile

    Category:Chilean writers See also Chilean writers

    Paraguay

    See also List of Paraguayans
  • Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga (born 1944)
  • José Ricardo Mazó (1927–1987)
  • Josefina Pla (1909–1999)
  • José María Rivarola Matto (1909–1999)
  • Augusto Roa Bastos

    • Uruguay

  • Juan Zorrilla de San Martín
  • José Enrique Rodó
  • Delmira Agustini
  • Mario Benedetti
  • Eduardo Galeano
  • Julio Herrera y Reissig
  • Leo Maslíah
  • Jesús Moraes
  • Juan Carlos Onetti
  • Emilio Oribe
  • Horacio Quiroga
  • Tomás de Mattos
  • Jorge Majfud

    • References

    List of Latin American writers Wikipedia
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