Famous Latin-American Writers

Juan Rulfo, Octavio Paz,Carlos Fuentes and Isabel Allende are all famous Latin American writers. Rulfo,Paz and Fuentes are all Mexican writers. A common theme in their books was how they used real life events and put a surrealist twist on them, such as Juan Rulfo who is famous for the book El Llano en IIamas which is centred around life in Mexico during the Mexican revolution. Rulfo influenced writers such as Gaberial Garcia Marquez. Octavio Paz who is a Mexican writer poet and diplomat he is famous for writing about surrealism in his works. Carlos Fuentes also uses life experiences to write his books. His first novel La región más transparente was centered on Mexico City and Mexican culture. Finally Isabel Allende is well known for her novels the house of spirits and city of beasts. She was born in Peru but is now a Chilean writer. She uses Magic Realism in her books and is also influenced by her culture.