Amado, Jorge

Amado, Jorge, ah MAH doh, ZHAWR zhay (1912-2001), was a Brazilian novelist. Amado was born on... More >>

Asturias, Miguel Angel

Asturias, Miguel Angel, ahs TOO ryahs, mee GEHL AHNG hehl (1899-1974), a Guatemalan author and... More >>

Borges, Jorge Luis

Borges, Jorge Luis, BAWR hehs, HAWR hay loo EES (1899-1986), was an Argentine man of letters. He... More >>

Cunha, Euclides da

Cunha, KOO nyuh, Euclides da (1866-1909), a Brazilian newspaper reporter, wrote perhaps the... More >>

Dario, Ruben

Dario, Ruben, dah REE oh, roo BAYN (1867-1916), was the pen name of Felix Ruben Garcia Sarmiento,... More >>

Fuentes, Carlos

Fuentes, FWEHN tays, Carlos (1928-...), is Mexico's best-known fiction writer and an important... More >>

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel Jose

Garcia Marquez, gahr SEE ah MAHR kayz, Gabriel Jose (1928-...), is a Colombian novelist. Many... More >>

Jimenez, Juan Ramon

Jimenez, hee MAY nayth, Juan Ramon (1881-1958), a Spanish poet, won the 1956 Nobel Prize for... More >>

Juana Ines de la Cruz

Juana Ines de la Cruz, WAH nuh ee NAYS day lah KROOS (1651-1695), was the greatest poet of the... More >>

Latin American literature

Latin American literature consists of the literature of the Spanish-speaking countries of the... More >>

Machado de Assis, Joaquim Maria

Machado de Assis, mah SHAH du dih ah SEES, Joaquim Maria (1839-1908), was a Brazilian author. His... More >>

Mistral, Gabriela

Mistral, Gabriela, mees TRAHL, gah bree EH lah (1889-1957), was the pen name of Lucila Godoy... More >>

Neruda, Pablo

Neruda, Pablo, nay ROOD uh, PAH bloh (1904-1973), a Chilean poet, won the 1971 Nobel Prize for... More >>

Paz, Octavio

Paz, Octavio, pahs, awk TAH vyoh (1914-1998), a Mexican poet and essayist, won the 1990 Nobel... More >>

Rodo, Jose Enrique

Rodo, Jose Enrique, roh DOH, hoh ZAY ayn REE kay (1872?-1917), was a Uruguayan thinker and... More >>