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.

Andes

Bolivia

Alcides Arguedas (1879–1946), historian
Matilde Casazola
Javier del Granado (1913–1996), poet
Víctor Montoya
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

Colombia

Main article: List of Colombian writers

Héctor Abad Faciolince, writer and journalist
Manuel Ancízar, writer and journalist
Gonzalo Arango, poet and novelist
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
Jorge Isaacs
Jaime Manrique, writer and painter
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
Gustavo Alvarez Gardeazábal
Javier Amaya
León de Greiff

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

Peru

Main article: List of Peruvian writers

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José María Arguedas
Jaime Bayly
Alfredo Bryce Echenique
Manuel González Prada
Clorinda Matto de Turner
José Carlos Mariátegui
Julio Ramón Ribeyro
Abraham Valdelomar
Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Prize in Literature winner (2010)

Venezuela

Category:Venezuelan writers

Main article: List of Venezuelan writers

Adriano González León (1931–2008)
Andrés Eloy Blanco (1897–1955)
Aquiles Nazoa (1920–1976)
Arturo Uslar Pietri (1906–2001)
Boris Izaguirre (born 1965)
Eduardo Blanco (1840–1903)
Eduardo Liendo (born 1941)
Eugenio Montejo (1938–2008)
Federico Vegas (born 1950)
Francisco Herrera Luque (1927–1991)
Francisco Massiani (born 1944)
Fermín Toro (1807–1865)
Guillermo Meneses (1911–1978)
Hanni Ossott (1946–2002)

Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde (1846–1892)
Laureano Vallenilla Lanz (1870–1936)
Manuel Díaz Rodríguez (1871–1927)
Mariano Picón Salas (1901–1965)
Miguel Otero Silva (1908–1985)
Rafael Arráiz Lucca (born 1959)
Rafael Cadenas (born 1930)
Rómulo Gallegos (1884–1969)
Rufino Blanco Fombona (1874–1944)
Salvador Garmendia (1928–2001)
Teresa de la Parra (1889–1936)
José Antonio Ramos Sucre (1890–1930)
Vicente Gerbasi (1913–1992)

Brazil

Main article: List of Brazilian writers

Casimiro de Abreu (1839–1860)
José de Alencar (1829–1877)
Castro Alves (1847–1862)
Ziraldo Alves Pinto (born 1932)
Jorge Amado (1912–2001)
Mário de Andrade (1893–1945)
Oswald de Andrade (1890–1954)
Manuel de Araújo Porto-alegre (1777–1838)
Afonso Arinos (1868–1916)
Aluísio de Azevedo (1857–1913)
Álvares de Azevedo (1831–1852)
Artur Azevedo (1855–1908)
Manuel Bandeira (1886–1968)
Olavo Bilac (1865–1918)
Pedro Bloch
Rubem Braga (1913-1990)
João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920–1999)
Adolfo Caminha (1867–1897)
Augusto de Campos (born 1931)
Carpinejar (born 1972)
Ana Cristina César (1952–1983)
Paulo Coelho (born 1947)
Cora Coralina (1889–1985)
Cláudio Manuel da Costa (1729–1789)
João da Cruz e Sousa (1861–1898)
Ana Cristina César (1952–1983)
Alice Dayrell Caldeira Brant
Gregório de Mattos (1636–1696)
Gustavo Dourado (born 1960)
Alfredo D'Escragnolle Taunay (1843–1899)
Augusto dos Anjos (1884–1914)
Autran Dourado (born 1926)
Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902–1987)
Adonias Filho (1915–1990)
Rubem Fonseca (born 1925)
Narbal Fontes (1902–1960)
Aristides Fraga Lima (born 1923)
Basílio da Gama (1741–1795)
Zélia Gattai (1916–2008)

Dias Gomes (1922–1999)
Antônio Gonçalves Dias (1823–1864)
Tomás Antônio Gonzaga (1744–1819)
Bernardo Guimarães (1825–1884)
Ferreira Gullar (born 1930)
Vladimir Herzog (1930–1975)
Hilda Hilst (1930–2004)
Paulo Leminski
Orígenes Lessa (1903–1986)
Augusto de Lima (1859–1934)
Osman Lins (1924–1978)
Paulo Lins
Clarice Lispector (1925–1977)
Monteiro Lobato (1882–1948)
Ana Maria Machado
Machado de Assis (1839–1908)
Alcântara Machado (1901–1935) modernist
Cecília Meireles (1901–1964)
Murilo Mendes (1901–1975)
Ana Miranda (born 1951)
Aníbal Machado (1894–1964)
Adalgisa Nery (1905–1980)
João Gilberto Noll (born 1946)
Alberto de Oliveira (1859–1937)
Alvarenga Peixoto (1744–1792)
Martins Pena (1815–1848)
Camilo Pessanha (1867–1926)
Menotti Del Picchia (1892–1988)
Nélida Piñon (born 1937)
Raul Pompéia (1863–1895)
Adélia Prado (born 1935)
Rachel de Queiroz (1910–2003)
Mario Quintana (1906–1994)
Graciliano Ramos (1892–1953)
João Ubaldo Ribeiro (born 1941)
Cassiano Ricardo (1895–1974)
João do Rio (1881–1921)
Nélson Rodrigues (1912–1980)
Sérgio Sant'Anna (born 1941)

Santa Rita Durão (1722–1784)
Antônio José da Silva (O Judeu) (1705–1793)
Márcio Souza (born 1946)
Ariano Suassuna (born 1927)
José Mauro de Vasconcelos (1920–1984)
Antônio Vieira (1608–1697)
João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920–1999)
João Guimarães Rosa (1908–1967)
João Simões Lopes Neto (1865–1916)
Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (1820–1882)
José Lins do Rego (1901–1957)
Lima Barreto (1881–1922)
Lúcia Machado de Almeida (1910–2005)
Martins Pena (1815–1848)
Lya Luft (born 1938)
Lygia Fagundes Telles (born 1923)
Gilberto Mendonça Teles (born 1931)
Antônio Gonçalves Dias (1823–1864)
Gonçalves de Magalhães (1811–1882)
Graça Aranha (1868–1931)
Gregório de Mattos (1636–1695)
João Guimarães Rosa (1908–1967)
Haroldo de Campos (1929–2003)
Henriqueta Lisboa (1901–1985)
Hilda Hilst (1930–2004)
Érico Veríssimo (1905–1975)
Euclides da Cunha (1866–1909)
Socorro Acioli (born 1975)

Caribbean

Category:Caribbean writers

Belize

Category:Belizean writers

Cuba

Main article: List of Cuban writers

Dominican Republic

Category:Dominican Republic writers

See also Dominican Republic writers

Guyana

Category:Guyanese writers

Haiti

Category:Haitian writers

See also Haitian writers

Jamaica

Category:Jamaican writers

Puerto Rico

Main article: List of Puerto Rican writers

Suriname

Category:Surinamese writers

Taylor Adams

Trinidad and Tobago

Category:Trinidad and Tobago writers

Central America

Costa Rica

Category:Costa Rican writers

El Salvador

Category:Salvadoran writers

See also Salvadoran writers

Claribel Alegría, poet and testimonialist
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

Honduras

Category:Honduran writers

Óscar Acosta (born 1933), poet and critic
Ramón Amaya Amador (1916–1966), novelist and journalist
Eduardo Bähr (born 1940)
Augusto Coello (1884–1941)
Javier Abril Espinoza (born 1967)
Augusto Monterroso (1921–2003)
Roberto Sosa (born 1930), poet

Nicaragua

See also: List of Nicaraguan writers

Claribel Alegría (born 1924), poet, she 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.
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

Mexico

Nezahualcóyotl (1402–1472)
Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (1581–1639)
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651–1695)
José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi (1776–1827)
Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (1834–1893)
José Rosas Moreno (1838–1883)
Manuel Acuña (1849–1873)
Salvador Díaz Mirón (1853–1928)
Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera (1858–1895)
Amado Nervo (1870–1919)
Mariano Azuela (1873–1952)
Alfonso Reyes (1889–1959)
Bruno Traven (1890–1969)
Manuel Maples Arce (1898–1981)
Germán List Arzubide (1898–1998)
Carlos Pellicer (1899–1977)
Arqueles Vela (1899–1977)
Xavier Villaurrutia (1903–1951)
Agustín Yáñez (1904–1980)
Salvador Novo (1904–1974)
Octavio Paz (1914–1998)
José Revueltas (1914–1976)
Elena Garro (1917–1998)
Alí Chumacero (1918–2010)
Juan José Arreola (1918–2001)

Juan Rulfo (1918–1986)
Rosario Castellanos (1925–1974)
Jaime Sabines (1926–1999)
Tomás Segovia (1927–2011)
Jorge Ibargüengoitia (1928–1983)
Carlos Fuentes (born 1928)
Margo Glantz (born 1930)
Salvador Elizondo (1932–2006)
Elena Poniatowska (born 1932)
Juan García Ponce (1932–2003)
Vicente Leñero (born 1933)
Sergio Pitol (born 1933)
Gabriel Zaid (born 1934)
Fernando del Paso (born 1935)
Carlos Monsiváis (born 1938)
José Emilio Pacheco (born 1939)
Jesús Gardea (1939–2000)
Homero Aridjis (born 1940)
Héctor Aguilar Camín (born 1946)
Paco Ignacio Taibo II (born 1949)
Angeles Mastretta (born 1949)
Laura Esquivel (born 1950)
Carmen Boullosa (born 1954)
Juan Villoro (born 1956)
Malva Flores (born 1961)
Elvia Ardalani (born 1963)

Southern Cone

Argentina

Main article: List of Argentine writers

Chile

Category:Chilean writers

See also Chilean writers

Paraguay

See also List of Paraguayans

Uruguay

Main article: List of Uruguayan writers

See also

References

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