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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

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci