Miguel de Cervantes, Gabriel García Márquez and Isabel Allende are some of the most important Spanish authors.
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Miguel de Cervantes
The Spanish writer (September 29, 1547 – April 22, 1616) is one of the best-known literary figures in the world. His work “Don Quixote de la Mancha” is one of the most notable and published.
“Somewhere in a book there is a phrase waiting for us to give meaning to existence.”
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Colombian winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, who celebrated a decade since his death on April 17, is one of the most important literary figures. His contribution to Magical Realism placed him as a protagonist in universal literature.
García Márquez passed away 10 years ago.
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“The biggest problem with writing is knowing when you are lying to yourself. Because when you lie to yourself you lie to the reader, and lying is something that the reader never forgives.”
Isabel Allende
The Chilean writer began working as a journalist and later delved into literature. “The House of the Spirits”, published in 1982, was one of her greatest successes.
Isabel Allende is one of the most important figures in literature.
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“Maybe we are in this world to look for love, find it and lose it, over and over again. With each love, we are born again, and with each love that ends we pick up a new wound. I am covered in proud scars.”
Jorge Luis Borges
The Argentine, known for works such as “Ficciones” and “El Aleph”, was one of the long candidates for the Nobel Prize in Literature, an award that he waited without arriving for more than thirty years.
“Writing is a way of dreaming, and one has to try to dream sincerely. One knows that everything is false, but nevertheless, it is true for one. That is to say, when I write I am dreaming, I know I am dreaming, but I try to dream sincerely.”
Mario Vargas Llosa
This writer born in Peru was the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010. Author of novels such as ‘The City and the Dogs’, ‘Conversation in the Cathedral’, ‘Aunt Julia and the Writer’.
“You write to fill gaps, to take revenge against reality, against circumstances.”
Federico García Lorca
The Spanish poet and playwright was one of the most important voices. With his book “Blood Wedding” he left his name marked for posterity.
“Poetic creation is an indecipherable mystery, like the mystery of the birth of man. You hear voices, you don’t know where, and it’s useless to worry about where they come from.”
Pablo Neruda
The Chilean is known for his extensive work on poetry. “Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair,” published a century ago, has remained a vital book for this literary genre.
“I decided to fall in love with life, it is the only one that is not going to leave me without first doing it myself.”
Carmen Laforet
The Spanish writer, known for her novel “Nada” (1945), is one of the key figures in post-war narrative.
“I like people who see life with different eyes than others, who consider things differently than the majority.”
Arturo Pérez-Reverte
This Spanish writer and war journalist is the author of “The Adventures of Captain Alatriste.”
“Heroes pass by us without us noticing them. They sit on the terrace of a bar, hold on to the subway bar or stand in line at the unemployment office, like so many.”
Octavio Paz
The Mexican was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1990. “The Labyrinth of Solitude” (1950) is one of his best-known works.
“Living is separating ourselves from what we were to enter what we are going to be, always a strange future.”.
Julio Cortazar
Known as one of the exponents of the Latin American Boom, Cortázar wrote novels such as “Hopscotch”, and story books such as “Bestiario”.
“Words are never enough when what needs to be said overflows the soul.”
