Miguel Ángel Asturias Miguel Ángel Asturias, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1967, was born in Guatemala City in 1899.

Bernardo Atxaga, the pseudonym of Joseba Irazu, is a poet and novelist who was born in the northern Spanish town of Asteasu and is considered the most representative figure in Basque literature.

A Spanish philosopher, writer and editor, Azpeitia was born in Madrid in 1962.

He has published four novels: Mesalina. Domina Cutis Candidae Vt Lepra; Francisco de Quevedo. Acariciad la tumba y monumento; Hipnosand Ariadna en Naxos.

An acclaimed Spanish writer born in San Sebastián in 1872, Baroja was born into a distinguished family of journalists and printers.

A Spanish writer born in Madrid in 1962.

Barrios is a doctor of philosophy, journalist and regular contributor to various news media.

A Spanish journalist and writer, Bayón was born in the southern city of Cádiz in 1952.

A Spanish writer born in Ferrol in 1963.

Beccaria holds a PhD in Spanish philology and is a lexicographer who has worked as a linguist at the Royal Spanish Academy since 1987.

Born Feb. 17, 1836 in Seville, Spain, Becquer during his youth wrote literary articles and dedicated himself to painting frescoes.

A Spanish playwright and critic who was born in Madrid in 1866, Benavente first gained recognition with a series of women’s letters titled Cartas de mujeres (1893) and the comic play El nido ajeno (1894).

Benítez Reyes is a Spanish poet, novelist, translator and essayist who was born in the southern town of Rota in 1960 and is considered one of the most influential figures in contemporary Spanish literature.