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Arturo arias biography
Arturo Arias (writer)
Guatemalan novelist and critic (born 1950)
For the Chilean engineer and scientist, see Arturo Arias (engineer).
Arturo Arias | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 (age 74–75) Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Occupation | novelist and critic |
| Education | L'Ecole des Hautes Etudes Paris, France |
| Genre | Novels |
| Notable awards | Guggenheim Fellowship, Anna Seghers Prize, Academy Award nomination |
Arturo Arias (born 1950) is a Guatemalan novelist and critic.
His early life was marked by the overthrow of democracy in 1954, and the ensuing military dictatorships and civil rebellions. These experiences, along with a visit to refugee camps on the Guatemala-Mexico border in 1982, sparked his dedication to peoples and Indigenous rights and inspired his scholarly research.[1]
Career
Arias is a John D.
and Catherine T. MacArthur professor of 20th-century Spanish-American Literature at the University of California, Merced. He has taught courses specializing in