Miguel Angel Asturias - Cimetière du Père Lachaise (Paris, Ile-de-France, France) - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

[FR] Tombe de Miguel Angel Asturias située dans le Cimetière du Père Lachaise à Paris.
Ecrivain et diplomate guatémaltèque, il reçut le prix Nobel de littérature en 1967. Ses œuvres particulièrement éclectiques, en font une des plus grandes figures littéraires de son pays. Dans ses Légendes du Guatémala, il fait revivre les principaux mythes de la civilisation maya. Par la suite, il aborda l’histoire et les problèmes sociaux de son pays à travers des romans dans lesquels le réalisme se mêle à la magie.
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C’est par choix qu’il repose à Paris : sa sépulture est surmontée d’une stèle d’inspiration maya.
[EN] Tomb of Miguel Angel Asturias located in the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.
A Guatemalan writer and diplomat, he received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1967. His particularly eclectic works make him one of the greatest literary figures in his country. In his Legends of Guatemala, he revives the main myths of the Mayan civilization. Subsequently, he tackled the history and social problems of his country through novels in which realism mixed with magic.
It is by choice that he rests in Paris: his burial is surmounted by a Mayan-inspired stele.
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Description: A Guatemalan writer and diplomat, he received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1967. His particularly eclectic works make him one of the greatest literary figures in his country. In his Legends of Guatemala, he revives the main myths of the Mayan civilization. Subsequently, he tackled the history and social problems of his country through novels in which realism mixed with magic. Date of birth: 10/19/1899 Date of death: 06/09/1974 Area of notoriety: Literature Marker Type: Monument Setting: Outdoor Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link] Visiting Hours/Restrictions: Not listed

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