Manlio Argueta

About

A twentieth-century Salvadoran poet, critic, and novelist, he became famous for his political novel One Day of Life. His other literary works include El valle de las Hamacas and Un hombre por la patria.

Before Fame

He began writing poetry at the age of thirteen, inspired by Pablo Neruda and Federico García Lorca.

Trivia

He belonged to the Committed Generation, a literary group whose members were engaged in social and political activism.

Family Life

He married Maria Argueta in 1961.

Associated With

He was a contemporary of Roque Dalton.