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Augusto Monterroso

1921 - 2003

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Augusto Monterroso Bonilla (December 21, 1921 – February 8, 2003) was a Honduran writer who adopted Guatemalan nationality, known for the ironical and humorous style of his short stories. He is considered an important figure in the Latin American "Boom" generation, and received several awards, including the Prince of Asturias Award in Literature (2000), Miguel Ángel Asturias National Prize in Literature (1997), and Juan Rulfo Award (1996). Monterroso was a member of the Honduran Academy of Language. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Augusto Monterroso is the 3,586th most popular writer (down from 3,330th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Honduras and the most popular Honduran Writer.

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Among writers, Augusto Monterroso ranks 3,586 out of 7,302. Before him are E. W. Hornung, Antoine de la Sale, Torgny Lindgren, Teofilo Folengo, Ozaki Kōyō, and Titus Quinctius Atta. After him are Arthur Waley, Giovanni Pontano, Edward William Lane, Takeo Arishima, Mikha'il Na'ima, and Henry Becque.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Augusto Monterroso ranks 223. Before him are Blaže Koneski, Søren Kam, Alexander Kemurdzhian, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Gunnar Eriksson, and Wadih El Safi. After him are Walter Laqueur, Milorad Pavić, Brian Keith, Imre Kovács, Willem Frederik Hermans, and Sune Andersson. Among people deceased in 2003, Augusto Monterroso ranks 172. Before him are Jorge Oteiza, Alexander Kemurdzhian, Jean Yanne, Françoise Giroud, Rosalyn Tureck, and Walter Zapp. After him are Flóra Kádár, Benny Carter, Jeanne Crain, Eugenio Monti, Jean Lucas, and Gregory Hines.

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In Honduras

Among people born in Honduras, Augusto Monterroso ranks 8 out of 84. Before him are Francisco Morazán (1792), Xiomara Castro (1959), Manuel Zelaya (1952), Porfirio Lobo Sosa (1947), Oswaldo López Arellano (1921), and Roberto Micheletti (1943). After him are Tiburcio Carías Andino (1876), Juan Lindo (1790), Carlos Roberto Reina (1926), Ramón Villeda Morales (1909), Juan Orlando Hernández (1968), and Juan Manuel Gálvez (1887).

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Among writers born in Honduras, Augusto Monterroso ranks 1. 

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