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José María Arguedas

Peruvian writer (1911–1969).

Born January 18th, 1911 in Andahuaylas.

Died December 2nd, 1969 at 58 years old in Lima (shot to the head).

Occupations
anthropologist, essayist, ethnologist, film director, indigenist, journalist, novelist, poet, politician, short story writer, translator, university teacher

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle