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Alfonso Reyes
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Alfonso Reyes Ochoa was a Mexican writer, philosopher and diplomat. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times and has been acclaimed as one of the greatest authors in the Spanish language. He served as ambassador of Mexico to Argentina and Brazil.
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About Alfonso Reyes
Birth
1889
Death
1959
Alfonso Reyes Ochoa was a Mexican writer, philosopher and diplomat. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times and has been acclaimed as one of the greatest authors in the Spanish language. He served as ambassador of Mexico to Argentina and Brazil.
Alfonso Reyes was a multifaceted figure who excelled as an essayist, diplomat, poet, and philosopher.
In 1909, he co-founded the Ateneo de la Juventud to promote new cultural and educational ideals in Mexico.
He published his first book, Cuestiones Estéticas, when he was only 21 years old.
His short story La Cena is recognized by many as a forerunner of surrealism and Latin American magical realism.
Throughout his prolific career, he wrote a total of 270 works spanning various literary genres.
