List of Latin American writers
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This is a list of some of the most important writers from Latin America, organized by cultural region and nationality. The focus is on Latin American literature.
Andeans
Bolivia
- Alcides Arguedas (1879–1946), historian
- Matilde Casazola
- Javier del Granado (1913–1996), poet
- Alfonso Gumucio Dagron
- Víctor Montoya
- Edmundo Paz Soldán (born 1967), novelist
- Jaime Sáenz (1921–1986), poet and novelist
- José Ignacio de Sanjinés (1786–1864), poet
- Pedro Shimose
- Gastón Suárez (1929–1984), novelist and dramatist
- Franz Tamayo (1878–1956), poet
- Adela Zamudio (1854–1928), poet and novelist
Chile
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Colombia
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- Héctor Abad Faciolince, writer and journalist
- Manuel Ancízar, writer and journalist
- Gonzalo Arango, poet and novelist
- Helena Araújo
- Porfirio Barba-Jacob
- Andrés Caicedo
- James Cañón
- Tomás Carrasquilla
- Germán Castro Caycedo
- Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel Prize in Literature winner (1982)
- Adolfo León Gómez, poet
- León de Greiff
- Magdalena León de Leal, sociologist and writer
- Jorge Isaacs
- Jaime Manrique, writer and painter
- Santiago Martínez Delgado, writer and painter
- Álvaro Mutis
- Rafael Pombo
- Laura Restrepo González
- José Eustasio Rivera
- Daniel Samper Pizano
- José Asunción Silva
- Guillermo Valencia
- Fernando Vallejo
- José María Vargas Vila
Ecuador
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Peru
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Venezuela
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Brazil
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- Adalgisa Nery (1905–1980)
- Adélia Prado (born 1935)
- Adolfo Caminha (1867–1897)
- Adonias Filho (1915–1990)
- Afonso Arinos (1868–1916)
- Alberto de Oliveira (1859–1937)
- Alcântara Machado (1901–1935)
- Alfredo d'Escragnolle Taunay (1843–1899)
- Alice Dayrell Caldeira Brant (1880–1970)
- Aluísio de Azevedo (1857–1913)
- Alvarenga Peixoto (1744–1792)
- Álvares de Azevedo (1831–1852)
- Ana Cristina César (1952–1983)
- Ana Maria Machado (born 1941)
- Ana Miranda (born 1951)
- Aníbal Machado (1894–1964)
- Antônio Gonçalves Dias (1823–1864)
- Antônio José da Silva (O Judeu) (1705–1793)
- António Vieira (1608–1697)
- Ariano Suassuna (1927–2014)
- Aristides Fraga Lima (1923–1996?)
- Artur Azevedo (1855–1908)
- Augusto de Campos (born 1931)
- Augusto de Lima (1859–1934)
- Augusto dos Anjos (1884–1914)
- Autran Dourado (1926–2012)
- Basílio da Gama (1741–1795)
- Bernardo Guimarães (1825–1884)
- Camilo Pessanha (1867–1926)
- Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914–1977)
- Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902–1987)
- Casimiro de Abreu (1839–1860)
- Castro Alves (1847–1862)
- Cassiano Ricardo (1895–1974)
- Cecília Meireles (1901–1964)
- Clarice Lispector (1925–1977)
- Cláudio Manuel da Costa (1729–1789)
- Conceição Evaristo (born 1946)
- Cora Coralina (1889–1985)
- Dias Gomes (1922–1999)
- Érico Veríssimo (1905–1975)
- Euclides da Cunha (1866–1909)
- Fabrício Carpi Nejar (born 1972)
- Ferreira Gullar (1930–2016)
- Gilberto Mendonça Teles (born 1931)
- Gonçalves de Magalhães (1811–1882)
- Graça Aranha (1868–1931)
- Graciliano Ramos (1892–1953)
- Gregório de Matos (1636–1696)
- Gustavo Dourado (born 1960)
- Haroldo de Campos (1929–2003)
- Henriqueta Lisboa (1901–1985)
- Hilda Hilst (1930–2004)
- João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920–1999)
- João da Cruz e Sousa (1861–1898)
- João do Rio (1881–1921)
- João Gilberto Noll (1946–2017)
- João Guimarães Rosa (1908–1967)
- João Simões Lopes Neto (1865–1916)
- João Ubaldo Ribeiro (1941–2014)
- Joaquim Manuel de Macedo (1820–1882)
- Jorge Amado (1912–2001)
- José de Alencar (1829–1877)
- José Lins do Rego (1901–1957)
- José Mauro de Vasconcelos (1920–1984)
- Laerte (born 1951)
- Lima Barreto (1881–1922)
- Lúcia Machado de Almeida (1910–2005)
- Lya Luft (1938–2021)
- Lygia Fagundes Telles (1923–2022)
- Machado de Assis (1839–1908)
- Manuel Bandeira (1886–1968)
- Manuel de Araújo Porto-alegre (1777–1838)
- Márcio Souza (born 1946)
- Mário de Andrade (1893–1945)
- Mario Quintana (1906–1994)
- Martins Pena (1815–1848)
- Menotti Del Picchia (1892–1988)
- Milton Hatoum (born 1952)
- Monteiro Lobato (1882–1948)
- Murilo Mendes (1901–1975)
- Narbal Fontes (1902–1960)
- Nélida Piñon (1937–2022)
- Nélson Rodrigues (1912–1980)
- Olavo Bilac (1865–1918)
- Orígenes Lessa (1903–1986)
- Osman Lins (1924–1978)
- Oswald de Andrade (1890–1954)
- Pagu (1910–1962)
- Paulo Coelho (born 1947)
- Paulo Leminski (1944–1989)
- Paulo Lins (born 1958)
- Pedro Bloch (1914–2004)
- Rachel de Queiroz (1910–2003)
- Raul Pompéia (1863–1895)
- Rubem Braga (1913–1990)
- Rubem Fonseca (1925–2020)
- Sérgio Sant'Anna (1941–2020)
- Socorro Acioli (born 1975)
- Sousândrade (1833–1902)
- Tomás Antônio Gonzaga (1744–1819)
- Vladimir Herzog (1930–1975)
- Zélia Gattai (1916–2008)
- Ziraldo Alves Pinto (born 1932)
Caribbean
Cuba
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- Reinaldo Arenas
- Guillermo Cabrera Infante
- Alejo Carpentier
- Daína Chaviano
- Julián del Casal
- Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda
- Nicolás Guillén
- José María Heredia
- José Lezama Lima
- José Martí
- Heberto Padilla
- Virgilio Piñera
- Ena Lucía Portela
- Pedro Pérez Sarduy
- Severo Sarduy
- Pedro Juan Gutiérrez
Dominican Republic
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- Julia Alvarez
- Arambilet
- Juan Bosch
- Manuel del Cabral
- Aída Cartagena Portalatín
- Hilma Contreras
- Junot Díaz
- Carrión Grimes
- Pedro Henríquez Ureña
- Jeannette Miller
- Pedro Mir
- Salomé Ureña
- Geovanny Vicente
Haiti
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- Edwidge Danticat
- René Depestre
- Roger Dorsinville
- Franck Étienne
- Frédéric Marcelin
- Félix Morisseau-Leroy
- Justin Lhérisson
- Jacques Roumain
Puerto Rico
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Central America
Costa Rica
El Salvador
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- Manlio Argueta, novelist
- Roque Dalton, poet and revolutionary
- Jacinta Escudos, novelist
- Claudia Lars, poet
- Salarrué (Salvador Salazar Arrué), novelist, poet, painter
Guatemala
- Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899–1974), Nobel Prize in Literature winner (1967)
- Marco Antonio Flores (1937–2013)
- Augusto Monterroso (1921–2003)
Honduras
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- Óscar Acosta (1933–2014), poet and critic
- Ramón Amaya Amador (1916–1966), novelist and journalist
- Eduardo Bähr (born 1940)
- Augusto Coello (1884–1941)
- Julio Escoto (born 1944)
- Javier Abril Espinoza (born 1967)
- Lucila Gamero de Medina (1873–1964)
- Juan Ramón Molina (1875–1908), poet
- Leticia de Oyuela (1935–2008)
- Roberto Sosa (1930–2011), poet
- Juan Pablo Suazo Euceda (born 1972)
- Froylán Turcios (1874–1943)
Nicaragua
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- Claribel Alegría (1924–2018), poet, received the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2006
- Emilio Álvarez Lejarza (1884–1969), writer
- Emilio Álvarez Montalván (1919–2014), political writer
- Gioconda Belli (born 1948), poet
- Tomás Borge (1930–2012), writer, poet, and essayist
- Omar Cabezas (born 1950), writer
- Ernesto Cardenal (1925–2020), poet
- Blanca Castellón (born 1958), poet
- José Coronel Urtecho (1906–1994), poet, translator, essayist, critic, narrator, playwright, and historian
- Alfonso Cortés (1893–1969), poet
- Arturo Cruz (born 1954), writer
- Pablo Antonio Cuadra (1912–2002), poet
- Rubén Darío (1867–1916), poet, referred to as the "father of Modernism"
- Karly Gaitán Morales (born 1980), film historian, and writer
- Salomón Ibarra Mayorga (1887–1985), poet and lyricist of "Salve a ti, Nicaragua", the Nicaraguan national anthem
- Erwin Krüger (1915–1973), poet and composer
- Francisco Mayorga (born 1949), writer
- Christianne Meneses Jacobs (born 1971), writer, editor, and publisher
- Rosario Murillo (born 1951), poet
- Azarías H. Pallais (1884–1954), poet
- Joaquín Pasos (1914–1947), poet
- Horacio Peña (born 1946), writer and poet
- Sergio Ramírez (born 1942), writer
- Arlen Siu (died 1972), essayist
- Julio Valle Castillo (born 1952), poet, novelist, essayist, literary critic and art critic
- Daisy Zamora (born 1950), poet
Panama
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- Rosa María Britton, writer
- Gloria Guardia, novelist and essayist
- María Olimpia de Obaldía
- Ricardo Miró, poet
- José Luis Rodríguez Pittí, writer and photographer
Mexico
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Rioplatenses
Argentina
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Paraguay
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- Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga (born 1944)
- José Ricardo Mazó (1927–1987)
- Josefina Pla (1909–1999)
- José María Rivarola Matto (1909–1999)
- Augusto Roa Bastos
Uruguay
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- Delmira Agustini
- Mario Benedetti
- Matilde Bianchi
- María de Montserrat
- Marosa di Giorgio
- Eduardo Galeano
- Julio Herrera y Reissig
- Jorge Majfud
- Leo Maslíah
- Tomás de Mattos
- Jesús Moraes
- Juan Carlos Onetti
- Emilio Oribe
- Teresa Porzecanski
- Mercedes Rein
- José Enrique Rodó
- Cristina Peri Rossi
- Horacio Quiroga
- Armonía Somers
- Juan Zorrilla de San Martín
See also
References
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