José María Arguedas

Peruvian writer (1911-1969).

Born January 18th, 1911 in Andahuaylas. [ref]

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

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

Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius