Augusto Roa Bastos
Augusto Roa Bastos was a celebrated Paraguayan writer and Nobel Prize laureate known for his literary works that critique the political landscape of Paraguay, particularly during the Stroessner dictatorship.
Born on Jun 13, 1917 (108 years old)
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Paraguay:
Santiago Peña referenced Augusto Roa Bastos in his comments about Paraguay needing to integrate into the world.
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Argentina:
As Augusto Roa Bastos says in 'Yo el Supremo': 'I knew that power is to make power.'
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Paraguay:
Augusto Roa Bastos was a writer and journalist who won the Cervantes Prize.
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Paraguay:
Augusto Roa Bastos was a journalist who had to flee Paraguay and exile in Argentina due to his journalistic work against the dictatorship.
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Paraguay:
Augusto Roa Bastos is considered one of the most prominent authors in 20th-century Latin American literature.
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Paraguay:
Augusto Roa Bastos is recognized as the most universal Paraguayan writer and was awarded the Premio Cervantes in 1989.
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Peru:
Augusto Roa Bastos was a notable Paraguayan writer who had a brief football career before an injury ended it.
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Paraguay:
The Biblioteca Municipal is named after Augusto Roa Bastos, a notable Paraguayan author.
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Paraguay:
Augusto Roa Bastos was involved in the project of writing novels about Latin American dictators alongside Vargas Llosa and Carlos Fuentes.
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Paraguay:
Augusto Roa Bastos was a Paraguayan writer who had an emotional encounter with Vargas Llosa during his visit.
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