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Augusto Roa Bastos was a Paraguayan novelist, short story writer, poet, and essayist. He is considered one of the most important Latin American writers of the 20th century. He was born in Asunción, Paraguay, on 13 June 1917. He studied law at the National University of Asunción and worked as a journalist and editor for several newspapers. Roa Bastos wrote several novels, short stories, and essays, and was awarded numerous prizes for his work. His most famous novel, Yo el Supremo (1974), is considered a masterpiece of Latin American literature. He was awarded the Cervantes Prize in 1989, the highest literary honor in the Spanish-speaking world. He died in Asunción on April 26, 2005. Augusto Roa Bastos was a prolific writer and his works have been translated into many languages. He was a member of the Academia Paraguaya de la Lengua and the Academia Paraguaya de la Historia. He was also a member of the Real Academia Española. He was awarded the Premio Nacional de Literatura in Paraguay in 1982. Augusto Roa Bastos had an estimated net worth of $2 million at the time of his death in 2005.

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Occupation writer
Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 13 June 1917
Birthday 13 June
Birthplace Asunción, Paraguay
Date of death 26 April, 2005
Died Place Asunción, Paraguay
Nationality Paraguay

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Who Is Augusto Roa Bastos's Wife?

His wife is Iris Giménez (1980 - 26 April 2005) ( his death), Muñeca Duarte Rodi (? - ?) ( divorced)

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Wife Iris Giménez (1980 - 26 April 2005) ( his death), Muñeca Duarte Rodi (? - ?) ( divorced)
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Augusto Roa Bastos Net Worth

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1990

Winner of the Cervantes Prize for Literature in Spanish, he was considered Paraguay's most important contemporary writer. He lived in exile for 42 years, leaving his homeland voluntarily because of political upheaval, but returning for good in the mid-1990s. He was often mentioned as a candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature. Along with books, poems, and plays, he wrote screenplays, many of which were translated into several languages.

1961

He was a writer, known for Alias Gardelito (1961), Shunko (1960) and El terrorista (1962). He was married to Iris Giménez and Muñeca Duarte Rodi.

1917

Augusto Roa Bastos was born on June 13, 1917 in Asunción, Paraguay.