literary works
what was his most popular literary work?
El senor presidente
what were the professions of his parents
lawyer and school teacher
what year did win the nobel prize?
1967
what was the type of government in Guatemala in this time?
dictatorship
how many siblings did he have?
one
what literary genre did he pioneer?
magical realism
Lola Reyes
what year was he born/ what year did he die?
1899/ 1974
who was the elected president that was overthrown in 1954?
Jacobo Árbenz
how many times was he married?
twice
what literary work did he publish in 1947?
popol vuh
what did he study in school not related to literature?
medicine
what year did he get married to his first first?
1939
whats the name of the revolution that over threw Jorge Ubico?
Guatemalan revolution
who passed away after exile in 1945?
his father
what work did he dedicate to his wife Blanca?
Week-end en Guatemala
what big event happen to his dad that made his childhood difficult?
confrontation with the dictator
when did he publish legends of guatemala?
1930
what country was Asturias the ambassador to in the 1950s?
France
what family member did they have to move in with when he was young?
grandmother
what group of people were his literary works about?
indigenous, mayans etc
where did he travel in the 1920s?
Paris
when was the Guatemalan revolution?
1944
who was the President of the rebel group active in the 1980s during the Guatemalan Civil War?
brother Rodrigo
what are his kids names?
miguel and rodrigo angel