List of Latin American writers

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.

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Bolivia

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

*Héctor Abad Faciolince, writer and journalist
*Manuel Ancízar, writer and journalist
*Gonzalo Arango, poet and novelist (Founder of Nadaismo)
*Porfirio Barba-Jacob
*Andrés Caicedo
*Tomás Carrasquilla
*Germán Castro Caycedo
*Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel Prize in Literature winner (1982)
*Adolfo León Gómez, poet
*Jorge Isaacs
*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

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

*José María Arguedas
*Jaime Bayly
*Alfredo Bryce Echenique
*Manuel González Prada
*Clorinda Matto de Turner
*José Carlos Mariátegui
*Julio Ramón Ribeyro
*Mario Vargas Llosa

Venezuela

*Rafael Arráiz Lucca (b. 1959), poet
*Teresa de la Parra (1889–1936), novelist
*Rómulo Gallegos (1884–1969), novelist and politician, made famous by his novel "Doña Bárbara"
*Salvador Garmendia (1928–2001)
*Guillermo Meneses (1911–1978)
*Eugenio Montejo (1938-2008), poet
*Hanni Ossott (1946–2002)
*Miguel Otero Silva
*Arturo Uslar Pietri
*Luis Delgado Arria (b. 1960), poet
*Efrain Valenzuela (b. 1958), poet
*Elizabeth Schon poet
*Alejandro Bruzual, poet
*Miguel James, poet
*Julieta león poet
*Eleazar León poet
*Yelimar Becerra (b 1975), poet
*Carmén Verde poet
*Ana Henriqueta Terán poet
*Pia Pedersen (1975) poet
*Luis Alberto Crespo poet
*Gustavo Pereyra poet
*Elmer Szabó poet

Brazil

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* Casimiro de Abreu (1839–1860)
* José de Alencar (1829–1877)
* Castro Alves (1847–1862)
* Ziraldo Alves Pinto (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-)
* João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920–1999)
* Adolfo Caminha (1867–1897)
* Augusto de Campos (1931-)
* Carpinejar (1972-)
* Ana Cristina César (1952–1983)
* Paulo Coelho (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)
* Alfredo D'Escragnolle Taunay (1843–1899)
* Augusto dos Anjos (1884–1914)
* Autran Dourado (1926-)
* Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902–1987)
* Adonias Filho (1915–1990)
* Rubem Fonseca (1925-)
* Narbal Fontes (1902–1960)
* Aristides Fraga Lima (1923-)
* Basílio da Gama (1741–1795)
* Zélia Gattai (1916-)
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* Dias Gomes (1922–1999)
* Antônio Gonçalves Dias (1823–1864)
* Tomás Antônio Gonzaga (1744–1819)
* Bernardo Guimarães (1825–1884)
* Ferreira Gullar (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 (1951-)
* Aníbal Machado (1894–1964)
* Adalgisa Nery (1905–1980)
* João Gilberto Noll (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 (1937-)
* Raul Pompéia (1863–1895)
* Adélia Prado (1935-)
* Rachel de Queiroz (1910–2003)
* Mario Quintana (1906–1994)
* Graciliano Ramos (1892–1953)
* João Ubaldo Ribeiro (1941)
* Cassiano Ricardo (1895–1974)
* João do Rio (1881–1921)
* Nélson Rodrigues (1912–1980)
* Sérgio Sant'Anna (1941-)
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* Santa Rita Durão (1722–1784)
* Antônio José da Silva (O Judeu) (1705–1793)
* Márcio Souza (1946-)
* Ariano Suassuna (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 (1938-)
* Lygia Fagundes Telles (1923-)
* Gilberto Mendonça Teles (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)

Caribbean

:

Belize

:

Cuba

*Reinaldo Arenas
*Guillermo Cabrera Infante
*Alejo Carpentier
*Daína Chaviano
*Julián del Casal
*Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda
*Nicolás Guillén
*José María Heredia
*José Lezama Lima
*José Martí
*Heberto Padilla
*Virgilio Piñera
*Severo Sarduy
*Pedro Juan Gutiérrez

Dominican Republic

::"See also Dominican Republic writers"

* Julia Alvarez
* Arambilet
* Aída Cartagena Portalatín
* Hilma Contreras
* Junot Diaz
* Pedro Henríquez Ureña
* Leopoldo Minaya
* Pedro Mir
* Samuel Nina Ortiz
* Salomé Ureña
* Edwards Grimes-Carrion Fall 2008 release

Guyana

:

Haiti

::"See also Haitian writers"

*Edwidge Danticat
*Rene Depestre
*Roger Dorsinville
*Franck Étienne
*Frédéric Marcelin
*Félix Morisseau-Leroy
*Justin Lhérisson
*Jacques Roumain

Jamaica

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Puerto Rico

*Enrique Laguerre
*René Marqués
*Lola Rodríguez de Tió
*Tato Laviera
*Nelly Maldonado de Mellander
*Pedro Pietri
*Miguel Piñero
*Zoraida Santiago
*Esmeralda Santiago

uriname

:Taylor Adams

Trinidad and Tobago

:

Central America

Costa Rica

:

*Joaquín García Monge
*Carmen Naranjo

El Salvador

::"See also Salvadoran writers"

*Claribel Alegría, poet and testimonialist
*Manlio Argueta, novelist
*Carlos Córdova, writer
*Roque Dalton, poet and revolutionary
*Jacinta Escudos, novelist
*Claudia Lars, poet
*Salarrué (Salvador Salazar Arrué), novelist, poet, painter

Guatemala

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*Miguel Ángel Asturias

Honduras

:

* Óscar Acosta (1933-), poet and critic
* Ramón Amaya Amador (1916–1966), novelist and journalist
* Eduardo Bähr (1940-)
* Augusto Coello (1884–1941)
* Javier Abril Espinoza (1967-)
* Augusto Monterroso (1921–2003)
* Roberto Sosa (1930-), poet
* Jack M. Thunderbird (1960-)

Nicaragua

* Claribel Alegría (1924), poet, she received the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2006.
* Emilio Alvarez Lejarza (1884–1969), writer
* Emilio Alvarez Montalván (1919), political writer
* Gioconda Belli (1948), poet
* Tomás Borge (1930), writer, poet, and essayist.
* Omar Cabezas (1950), writer
* Ernesto Cardenal (1925), poet
* Blanca Castellón (1958), poet
* José Coronel Urtecho (1906–1994), poet, translator, essayist, critic, narrator, playwright, and historian.
* Alfonso Cortés (1893–1969), poet
* Arturo Cruz (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 (1949), writer
* Christianne Meneses Jacobs (1971), writer, editor, and publisher.
* Rosario Murillo (1951), poet
* Daniel Ortega (1945), poet
* Azarias H. Pallais (1884–1954), poet
* Joaquin Pasos (1914–1947), poet
* Horacio Peña (1946), writer and poet.
* Sergio Ramírez (1942), writer
* Arlen Siu (?-1972), essayist
* Julio Valle Castillo (1952), poet, novelist, essayist, literary critic and art critic
* Daisy Zamora (1950), poet

Panama

::"See also Panamanian writers"

* Rosa María Britton, writer
* Gloria Guardia, novelist and essayist
* Carlos Oriel Wynter Melo, short-story writer
* Enrique Jaramillo Levi, short-story writer
* María Olimpia de Obaldía
* Rogelio Sinán, novelist, poet
* Ricardo Miró, poet
* José Luis Rodríguez Pittí, writer and photographer

Mexico

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outhern Cone

Argentina

*César Aira
*Jorge Luis Borges
*Adolfo Bioy Casares
*Julio Cortázar
*Antonio Di Benedetto
*Esteban Echeverría
*Macedonio Fernandez
*Fogwill
*Juan Gelman
*Oliverio Girondo
*Che Guevara (born in Rosario, Argentina)
*Ricardo Güiraldes
*José Hernández
*Leopoldo Lugones
*Leopoldo Marechal
*José Mármol
*Ezequiel Martínez Estrada
*Manuel Mujica Láinez
*Silvina Ocampo
*Victoria Ocampo
*Juan L. Ortiz
*Ricardo Piglia
*Alejandra Pizarnik
*Manuel Puig
*Ricardo Rojas
*Ernesto Sábato
*Juan José Saer
*Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
*Alfonsina Storni
*Rodolfo Walsh

Chile

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*Isabel Allende
*Adrian Arancibia
*Miguel Arteche
*Sergio Badilla Castillo
*Pedro Balmaceda
*Eduardo Barrios
*Alberto Blest Gana
*Roberto Bolaño
*María Luisa Bombal
*Marta Brunet
*Francisco Coloane
*Adolfo Couve
*José Donoso
*Ariel Dorfman
*Joaquín Edwards Bello
*Jorge Edwards
*Diamela Eltit
*Francisco Antonio Encina
*Marla Freire
*Alberto Fuguet
*Óscar Hahn
*Vicente Huidobro
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*Hermógenes Irisarri
*Pamela Jiles Moreno
*Enrique Lafourcade
*Pedro Lemebel
*Enrique Lihn
*Baldomero Lillo
*Gabriela Mistral
*Pablo Neruda
*Nicanor Parra
*Violeta Parra
*Marcela Paz
*Carlos Pezoa Véliz
*Salvador Reyes
*Gonzalo Rojas
*Manuel Rojas
*Luis Sepúlveda
*Marcela Serrano
*Miguel Serrano
*Víctor Domingo Silva
*Antonio Skármeta
*Mercedes Valdivieso
*Egon Wolff
*Isidora Aguirre

Paraguay

:"See also List of Paraguayans"

*Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga (1944-)
*José Ricardo Mazó (1927–1987)
*Josefina Pla (1909–1999)
*Augusto Roa Bastos

Uruguay

*Juan Zorrilla de San Martín
*José Enrique Rodo
*Delmira Agustini
*Mario Benedetti
*Eduardo Galeano
*Julio Herrera y Reissig
*Jesús Moraes
*Juan Carlos Onetti
*Emilio Oribe
*Horacio Quiroga
*Tomás de Mattos
*Hugo Burel
*Jorge Majfud

See also

* Latin American literature
* List of Spanish-language poets