José Agustín

Mexican novelist (1944-2024) · Mexico · On the map · Writers · Died at 79

José Agustín Ramírez Gómez was a Mexican novelist, short story writer, essayist and screenwriter. Publishing under the pen name José Agustín, he was considered one of the most influential and prolific Mexican writers of the second half of the 20th century.

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2024Died16 January 20242011National Prize for Arts and SciencesAward2005Premio Mazatlán de LiteraturaAward1983Premio Bellas Artes de Narrativa Colima para Obra PublicadaAward1944Born19 August 1944

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