Miguel Angel Asturias

Miguel Angel Asturias

Nobel Prize in Literature 1967

“for his vivid literary achievement, deep-rooted in the national traits and traditions of Indian peoples of Latin America”

Miguel Angel Asturias was a Guatemalan writer, poet, and diplomat. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature for his vivid literary achievement, deep-rooted in the national traits and traditions of Indian peoples of Latin America.

Field
Literature · World Literatures
Lifespan
1899–1974