Augusto Monterroso

Guatemalan writer (1921–2003).

Born December 21st, 1921 in Tegucigalpa.

Died February 7th, 2003 at 81 years old in Mexico City.

Occupations
diplomat, writer
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan