The Nobel Prize in Literature 1967
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Miguel Angel Asturias
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1967 was awarded to Miguel Angel Asturias "for his vivid literary achievement, deep-rooted in the national traits and traditions of Indian peoples of Latin America."
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