june april novelist short story writer teenager fought war later worked journalist screenwriter professor best known complex novel supreme winning spanish literature prestigious prize explores inner thoughts ruled iron fist little death life writing marked experience military regimes forced exile argentina fled buenos_aires france similar political circumstances work written exile deter fiercely social historical issues work writing spanish times heavily augmented words major indigenous language incorporated myths symbols baroque style known magical realism considered late latin american boom literary movement canon includes novels son man fiscal prosecutor numerous novels short stories poems biography early life born june spent childhood provincial town region father administrator sugar plantation kilometres south capital learned speak spanish language indigenous people age sent school stayed uncle liberal bishop uncle extensive personal library provided young exposure classical spanish literature baroque renaissance traditions imitate early poetry 1930s 1940s addition uncle emphasis mystical aspects classic literature profound later writings experience social customs language combined traditional spanish education received created cultural linguistic manifest writing rural upbringing exposed exploitation oppression indigenous peasant peoples prominent theme writing war writing territorial war began continued point late joined army medical auxiliary war profound effect future writer said left war dreamed fire battles instead glory found bodies destruction left question brother countries like consequence directly war worked bank clerk later journalist time began writing plays poetry won prize book published early 1940s spent significant time mate plantations northern experience later draw published novel son man appointed editorial secretary daily awarded month fellowship journalism london time traveled extensively britain france africa witnessed devastation hand served war correspondent notably conducting interview general return paris broadcast latin american programs invitation bbc france period life continued write considered poet vanguard published book poems classic spanish style titled dawn work later renounced plays successfully performed 1940s published prolific poetry late 1940s burning orange grove published exile argentina civil war forced flee buenos_aires argentina spoken president fellow left argentina time remained argentina establishment military dictatorship return permanently found exile difficult time buenos_aires prolific period said reference exile complain exile brought addition violence human condition feeling man exile lent perspectives know country people point view live collection short stories las thunder leaves published circulated internationally publication novel son man won major critical popular success novel draws oppressive history rule early 19th century war 1930s multiple narrative perspectives historical political themes famous work written decade later adapted award winning film year publication established screenwriter screenplay directed based memoirs country school teacher collaborated alias depicted lives urban petty criminals major independent film movement published influential masterpiece result seven years work military dictatorship came power book banned argentina exiled time france france taught spanish literature allowed visit work new generation writers starting barred entry engaging subversive activities little evidence participated politics kind france faced second forced relocation life won new readership work time english translation supreme published greeted widespread acclaim english speaking world france writing focus primarily academic literary output match time argentina left post following downfall oppressive regime returned request new leader return following regime won prize awarded partnership spanish government recognition outstanding contributions spanish language literature time began travel frequently france representing signed declaration demanding reversal ecological destruction planet time active novelist screenwriter adapted screen novel del admiral published fiscal prosecutor following year later novels impact earlier work fiscal considered important work died april heart attack survived children wife reputation latin american finest writers major works son man published award winning novel represents definitive break poetry seen refined earlier works short fiction las dealt themes political oppression social struggle novel portrays conflict governing oppressed masses end war like later draws series legends stories dating start dictatorship builds system christian metaphors concept magic realism order examine pain novel contrasts figures narrates odd chapters narrator chapters unclear educated romantic supporter revolution unable real action support ideals end unlike hand son man christ like leader people action strength character massive critical success remained dissatisfied work number reasons fourteen years published novel supreme fictionalized account 19th century dictator known book title derives fact referred supreme long line supreme severe calculating ruled absolutely death unique figure latin american history goal rule mirrored ruled history people customs pure protecting influence european outside forces fundamentally concerned power weakness writing plot revolves dictator efforts uncover signature series discovered capital relationship secretary thoughts orders fully novel exceptional cultural phenomenon suggested immediately unanimously acclaimed novel years strictly historical importance greater successful creation contributed widely number different genres styles belongs genre dictator novels latin american boom literary movement 1960s 1970s important milestone evolution historical novel genre formats single work history novel essay moral philosophy biographical novel revolutionary pamphlet documentary poetic prose confession ideological debate literary limits linguistic treatise limits verbal expression influences del del considered important writings explorer spanish heritage wrote extensively geography mythical descriptions landscape language important precursor writings incorporated important themes writings styles later master including spanish magic realism revision history social literature exploration collective memory universe poetic symbols essay son los severe critique exploitation workers mate tea plantations spent early 1940s documenting issue speculation role son los creation major novel writer important predecessor style style brought latin american literature fore internationally mid-20th century chilean poet associated school writing style uses complex system metaphors closely tied land flora culture particular writer especially case magic realism concept applies systems metaphor realistic settings notable example form style writers exile 1980s core work group ideas political freedom emancipation homeland started writing poetry baroque traditions later took new sensibility response poetry prose fiction writer built considerable reputation novels numerous short stories novels blend present past creating scenes myths pre colonial times christian legends developing special kind magic realism significant stylistic variations major novels themes collective memory majority work written exile owing oppressive political condition country time culturally economically politically developed countries latin_america important writing attempt capture tragic essence inner weakness inner strength country people work reveals intense contemporary history looking beginning 19th century rule life focus key historical figures events interest impact socio historical roots nature masses forms central theme literary work writing symbols multiple narratives build collective memory people example alternative history popular movements people symbols novel particularly representative technique construction narrative novel abuses political power time focusing offers alternative accepted versions events challenges history end elements fantasy narratives engaged writer believed role writer directly engage interpretation contemporary historical events objective chronicler thought writer engage morally social problems depicted writing according literary activity come necessity facing destiny enlist vital reality true moral context social structure complex relationships contemporary reality projecting universal world man major themes writing deep universal particular focus suffering undoubtedly experiences played significant role emphasis human suffering young man fought war event portrayed later saw devastation hand europe violent strife rise military dictatorship collection short stories published las set stage dark portrayal devastating political struggle oppression decades later published providing prime example idea engaged writer offered fictionalized account final thoughts dictator time regime adopted policies oppression literature engage contemporary events latin american boom period 1960s 1970s adopted approach writers created dictator novel genre customary peasant working class origins learned speak spanish birth spanish official languages primarily oral language remains popular language spoken home street spanish language official business power preservation widespread use indigenous language centuries european immigration unique latin_america remains symbol nationalism important vehicle interpreting country reality legacy ruled 18th century instead spanish latin spread christianity wrote primarily spanish languages essential style gives greater range language work creates tension internationally recognized language obscure fiercely described relationship languages split levels spoken language particularly literary language honors course career received diversity honors won prize unpublished novel award followed fellowship journalism enabled travel europe world war won prize published novel adaptation novel wrote screenplay won best film spanish language prize following year prestigious awards creative writers prize award given spanish government lifetime achievement spanish language literature prestigious prize donated prize money provide easier access books legacy writing spans countries decades countless genres lifetime important contributions latin american boom writing related film movement like influence found works foreign post boom writers including important author come remains highly influential new generation authors relationship country years exile considered important invited new president following collapse regime considered great writers critics work cemented place significant literary figure according post boom writing techniques historical discourse parody mexican literary great called latin american literature reputation rests novels achievements film creative writing journalism add substance legacy published works novels son man admiral fiscal prosecutor short fiction las thunder leaves los feet water slaughter stories fire chick struggle dawn games tell tale stories madame sin land evil thunder leaves alias don poetry aurora dawn poems written burning orange grove written writings actual del del compilations personal personal anthology translations son man supreme
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