The Nobel Prize in Literature 1967
Awarded on: 1967-10-19
"for his vivid literary achievement, deep-rooted in the national traits and traditions of Indian peoples of Latin America"
Miguel Angel Asturias
Born: 1899-10-19 in Guatemala City, Guatemala
Gender: male
Field: Guatemalan writer and poet-diplomat (1899-1974)
Biography
Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales was a Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright and journalist. Winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1967, his work helped bring attention to the importance of indigenous cultures, especially those of his native Guatemala.