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Javier del Granado
Javier del Granado (27 February 1913 15 May 1996), was a poet laureate and favorite son of Bolivia. Born in the city of Cochabamba, he spent most of his youth on his family's agrarian estate near the town of Colpa, Arani. This upbringing greatly influenced his works, which combine epic imagery and storytelling with rural and indigenous themes, primarily Quechuan (Incan).
A member of the Bolivian Academy of the (Spanish) Language and correspondent to the Royal Spanish Academy, del Granado achieved widespread recognition, receiving a multitude of national and international awards over a career that spanned more than half a ...
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