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Miguel angel asturias, born october 19, 1899, guatemala city, guatemaladied june 9, 1974, madrid, spain, guatemalan poet, novelist, and diplomat, winner of the nobel prize for literature in 1967 and the soviet unions lenin peace prize in 1966. His profound interest in the indian culture and a prose style inspired by surrealism give his writings a special character. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the president. His writings, which combine the mysticism of the maya with an epic impulse toward social protest, are seen as summing up the social and moral. Full supports all version of your device, includes. The president kindle edition by asturias, miguel angel. However, despite his obvious intentions to accurately portray indigenous reality, bring to light the social challenges they face and improve the conditions in which they live, many critics have questioned asturiass portrayal of indigenous culture, some going so far as to accuse him of racism.
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