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Octavio Paz
In 1990 the poet and essayist became the first Mexican to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Prof. Jason Wilson and Alberto Ruy Sanchez remember the man and his writing.
In October 1990 the Mexican poet and essayist was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. A prolific writer, Paz was the first Mexican to win the Prize. Mike Lanchin has been hearing from Professor Jason Wilson and Mexican writer, Alberto Ruy Sanchez, who knew him well.
Photo: Octavio Paz and his wife speaking to the press in New York after learning he won the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature (EVY MAGES/AFP/Getty Images)
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