A great poet, paz was also the author of many essays and a study of mexican identity, the labyrinth of solitude, as well as the founder and editor of two important journals, plural and vuelta. It was founded by poet octavio paz, who won the nobel prize for literature. Social life and customs, vida social y costumbres, civilizacion, caracteristicas nacionales mexicanas, criticism and interpretation, mexican national characteristics, civilization, essays. Octavio paz lozano march 31, 1914 april 19, 1998 was a mexican poet and diplomat. Octavio paz received the nobel prize for literature in 1990. Plural and vuelta, octavio paz was also a promoter of literate culture in latin america. Cahiers du monde hispanique et lusobrsilien, n25, 1975.
Octavio paz has written one of the most enduring and powerful works ever created on mexico and its people, character, and culture. Octavio paz lozano was a mexican writer, poet, and diplomat, and the winner of the 1982. Nobel laureate octavio paz is incontestably latin americas foremost living poet. He was awarded the nobel prize for literature in 1990. In 1962, paz became mexicos ambassador to india and resigned six years later in protest when government forces massacred. Compared to ortega y gassets the revolt of the masses for its trenchant analysis, this collection contains octavio paz most famous work, the labyrinth of solitude, a beautifully written and deeply felt discourse on mexicos quest for identity that gives us an. Vuelta octavio paz fragmento ricardo villanuevahallal. In light of india is paz s return to issues addressed in his poems of india that were inspired by his residence there three decades.
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