List of Latin American writers
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Some of the most important writers from Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by cultural region and nationality. The focus is on Latin American literature.
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[edit] Andes
[edit] Bolivia
- Alcides Arguedas (1879–1946), historian
- Matilde Casazola
- Javier del Granado (1913–1996), poet
- José Ignacio de Sanjinés (1786–1864), poet
- Alfonso Gumucio Dagron
- Jaime Sáenz (1921–1986), poet and novelist
- Pedro Shimose
- Gastón Suárez (1929–1984), novelist and dramatist
- Franz Tamayo (1878–1956), poet
- Adela Zamudio (1854–1928), poet and novelist
[edit] Colombia
- Héctor Abad Faciolince, writer and journalist
- Manuel Ancízar, writer and journalist
- Gonzalo Arango, poet and novelist (Founder of Nadaismo)
- Porfirio Barba-Jacob
- Andrés Caicedo
- Tomás Carrasquilla
- Germán Castro Caycedo
- Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel Prize in Literature winner (1982)
- Adolfo León Gómez, poet
- Jorge Isaacs
- Santiago Martinez Delgado, writer and painter
- Álvaro Mutis
- Rafael Pombo
- Laura Restrepo
- José Eustasio Rivera
- Daniel Samper Pizano
- José Asunción Silva
- Guillermo Valencia
- Fernando Vallejo
- José María Vargas Vila
[edit] Ecuador
- See also Ecuadorian writers
- Jorge Enrique Adoum
- Pablo Balarezo Moncayo
- Jorge Carrera Andrade
- Alejandro Carrión Aguirre (1915–1992), journalist
- Fanny Carrión de Fierro, poet, essayist, professor
- Benjamín Carrión Mora (1897–1979)
- Osvaldo Hurtado
- Jorge Icaza Coronel (1906 – 1978), novelist and playwright
- Edna Iturralde
- Ignacio Lasso
- Juan Montalvo
- Juan León Mera (1832–1894), poet and novelist
- Adalberto Ortiz (1914–2003), novelist and poet
- Jorge Queirolo B.
[edit] Peru
- José María Arguedas
- Jaime Bayly
- Alfredo Bryce Echenique
- Manuel González Prada
- Clorinda Matto de Turner
- José Carlos Mariátegui
- Clorinda Matto de Turner
- Julio Ramón Ribeyro
- Mario Vargas Llosa
[edit] Venezuela
- Rafael Arráiz Lucca (b. 1959), poet
- Teresa de la Parra (1889–1936), novelist
- Rómulo Gallegos (1884–1969), novelist and politician, made famous by his novel Doña Bárbara
- Salvador Garmendia (1928–2001)
- Guillermo Meneses (1911–1978)
- Hanni Ossott (1946–2002)
- Miguel Otero Silva
- Arturo Uslar Pietri
- Luis Delgado Arria (b. 1960), poet
- Efrain Valenzuela (b. 1958), poet
- Elizabeth Schon poet
[edit] Brazil
[edit] Caribbean
[edit] Belize
[edit] 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
[edit] Dominican Republic
- Julia Alvarez
- Arambilet
- Aída Cartagena Portalatín
- Hilma Contreras
- Junot Diaz
- Pedro Henríquez Ureña
- Leopoldo Minaya
- Pedro Mir
- Samuel Nina Ortiz
- Salomé Ureña
- Edwards Grimes-Carrion Fall 2008 release
[edit] Guyana
[edit] Haiti
- Category:Haitian writers
- See also Haitian writers
- Edwidge Danticat
- Rene Depestre
- Roger Dorsinville
- Franck Étienne
- Frédéric Marcelin
- Félix Morisseau-Leroy
- Justin Lhérisson
- Jacques Roumain
[edit] Jamaica
[edit] Puerto Rico
- Enrique Laguerre
- René Marqués
- Lola Rodríguez de Tió
- Tato Laviera
- Pedro Pietri
- Miguel Piñero
- Zoraida Santiago
- Esmeralda Santiago
[edit] Suriname
Taylor Adams
[edit] Trinidad and Tobago
[edit] Central America
[edit] Costa Rica
[edit] El Salvador
- Claribel Alegría, poet and testimonialist
- Manlio Argueta, novelist
- Carlos Córdova, writer
- Roque Dalton, poet and revolutionary
- Jacinta Escudos, novelist
- Claudia Lars, poet
- Salarrué (Salvador Salazar Arrué), novelist, poet, painter
[edit] Guatemala
[edit] Honduras
- Óscar Acosta (1933-), poet and critic
- Ramón Amaya Amador (1916–1966), novelist and journalist
- Eduardo Bähr (1940-)
- Augusto Coello (1884–1941)
- Javier Abril Espinoza (1967-)
- Augusto Monterroso (1921–2003)
- Roberto Sosa (1930-), poet
- Jack M. Thunderbird (1960-)
[edit] Nicaragua
- See also: List of Nicaraguan writers
- Claribel Alegría (1924), poet, she received the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2006.
- Emilio Alvarez Lejarza (1884–1969), writer
- Emilio Alvarez Montalván (1919), political writer
- Gioconda Belli (1948), poet
- Tomás Borge (1930), writer, poet, and essayist.
- Omar Cabezas (1950), writer
- Blanca Castellón (1961), poet
- Ernesto Cardenal (1925), poet
- Blanca Castellón (1958), poet
- José Coronel Urtecho (1906–1994), poet, translator, essayist, critic, narrator, playwright, and historian.
- Alfonso Cortés (1893–1969), poet
- Arturo Cruz (1954), writer
- Pablo Antonio Cuadra (1912–2002), poet
- Rubén Darío (1867–1916), poet, referred to as The Father of Modernism.
- 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 (1949), writer
- Christianne Meneses Jacobs (1971), writer, editor, and publisher.
- Rosario Murillo (1951), poet
- Daniel Ortega (1945), poet
- Azarias H. Pallais (1884–1954), poet
- Joaquin Pasos (1914–1947), poet
- Horacio Peña (1946), writer and poet.
- Sergio Ramírez (1942), writer
- Arlen Siu (?-1972), essayist
- Julio Valle Castillo (1952), poet, novelist, essayist, literary critic and art critic
- Daisy Zamora (1950), poet
[edit] Panama
- Rosa María Britton, writer
- Gloria Guardia, novelist and essayist
- María Olimpia de Obaldía
- José Luis Rodríguez Pittí, writer and photographer
[edit] Mexico
[edit] Southern Cone
[edit] Argentina
- César Aira
- Jorge Luis Borges
- Adolfo Bioy Casares
- Julio Cortázar
- Antonio Di Benedetto
- Esteban Echeverría
- Macedonio Fernandez
- Fogwill
- Juan Gelman
- Oliverio Girondo
- Ricardo Güiraldes
- José Hernández
- Leopoldo Lugones
- Leopoldo Marechal
- José Mármol
- Ezequiel Martínez Estrada
- Manuel Mujica Láinez
- Silvina Ocampo
- Victoria Ocampo
- Juan L. Ortiz
- Ricardo Piglia
- Alejandra Pizarnik
- Manuel Puig
- Ricardo Rojas
- Ernesto Sábato
- Juan José Saer
- Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
- Alfonsina Storni
- Rodolfo Walsh
[edit] Chile
- Category:Chilean writers
- See also Chilean writers
[edit] Paraguay
- See also List of Paraguayans
- Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga (1944-)
- José Ricardo Mazó (1927–1987)
- Josefina Pla (1909–1999)
- Augusto Roa Bastos
[edit] Uruguay
- Juan Zorrilla de San Martín
- José Enrique Rodo
- Delmira Agustini
- Mario Benedetti
- Eduardo Galeano
- Julio Herrera y Reissig
- Jesús Moraes
- Juan Carlos Onetti
- Emilio Oribe
- Horacio Quiroga
- Tomás de Mattos
- Hugo Burel
- Jorge Majfud
