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Nobel Prize for Literature 1967
Presentation Speech - by Anders Österling. "This year the Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to the
Guatemalan writer Miguel Angel Asturias, a prominent representative
of the modern literature of Latin America, in which such interesting
developments are now taking place." [eng]
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Miguel Angel Asturias
Miguel Angel Asturias(1899-1974)
was born in Guatemala and spent his
childhood and adolescence in his native
country. He studied for his baccalaureate
at the state high school and later took a
law degree at the University of San
Carlos. His thesis on "The Social Problem
of the Indian" was published in 1923. [eng]
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Nobel Lectures - Literature 1967
The Latin American Novel
Testimony of an Epoch
By
Miguel Angel Asturias. Guatemala.
The Nobel Lecture, 12th December 1967
Translation. [eng]
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Literature 1967
Nobel Prize to Miguel Angel Asturias for his vivid literary achievement, deep-rooted in the national traits
and traditions of Indian peoples of Latin America. Biography, acceptance speech, Nobel lecture and diploma. [eng]
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