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Guatemalan writer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Monterroso and the second or maternal family name is Bonilla.

Augusto Monterroso Bonilla (December 21, – February 7, ) was a Honduran writer who adopted Guatemalan nationality, known for the ironical and humorous style of his short stories.

He is considered an important figure in the Latin American "Boom" generation, and received several awards, including the Prince of Asturias Award in Literature (), Miguel Ángel Asturias National Prize in Literature (), and Juan Rulfo Award ().^[1][2] Monterroso was a member of the Honduran Academy of Language.

Life

Monterroso was born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, to a Honduran mother and Guatemalan father.^[2][3] In his family settled definitively in Guatemala City, where he would remain until early adulthood.^[2] Here he published his first short stories and began his clandestine work a “A Few Words About Short Stories,” Augusto Monterroso WEQEN