Prominent writers of Latin-american Flashcards

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Argentine Author of Ficciones, El Aleph

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Jorge Luis Borges

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his fiction can be viewed as “art for art’s sake”

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Jorge Luis Borges

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Credited for developing and advancing the “fantastic” style in the region

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Jorge Luis Borges

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4
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his short stories frequently present his reader with a dizzying array of libraries, labyrinths, and mirrors.

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Jorge Luis zbirges

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5
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“Is an admirable writer pledge to destroy reality and convert man into shadow”

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Jorge Luis Borges

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6
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Columbian novelist that perhaps the most prominent author to emerge from Latin America in the 20th century

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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Author of the Cien Anos de Soledad (1967)

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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8
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Won the Nobel Prize for Lit (1982)

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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9
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Chilean poet of 20th century

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Pablo Neruda

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10
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greatest poet of the 20th century in any language (according to gabriel garcia marquez)

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Pablo Neruda

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11
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Won the nobel prize for lit (1971)

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Pablo neruda

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12
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an outspoken voice in latin american world politics

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pablo neruda

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13
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his poetry is famously romantic and erotic

“ode to the apple”

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pablo neruda

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14
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mexican writer and poet

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octavio paz

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15
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won the nobel prize for literature 1990

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octavio paz

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16
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author of the labyrinth of solitude

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octavio paz

17
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his poetry often explores solitude and sensuality as well as language and silence

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octavio paz