Summary
Overview
Miguel Angel Asturias Papers
0.6 linear feet, 1 archival box, 1 half-sized archival box
Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
One Washington Road
Princeton, New Jersey 08544 USA
Abstract
Consists primarily of correspondence of Guatemalan author Miguel Angel Asturias, Seymour Lawrence, Gregory Rabassa, Jose Castillo, Tom Maschler, and others concerning Rabassa's English translations of Asturias's works and their publication in the United States and abroad.
Description
Description
The collection consists primarily of correspondence of Asturias, Seymour Lawrence, Gregory Rabassa, Jose Castillo, Tom Maschler, and others concerning Rabassa's English translations of Asturias' works, such as Strong Wind (Viento Fuerto), The Green Pope (El Popa Verde), and The Eyes of the Interred (Los Ojos de los Enterrados), and their publication in the United States and abroad.
Collection Creator
Biography
Recipient of the 1967 Nobel Prize in Literature, Miguel Angel Asturias was born in Guatemala and studied law at the University of San Carlos. After completing his studies, Asturias, along with fellow students, founded the Popular University of Guatemala. In 1923, Asturias traveled to Europe, spending much of his time in Paris, France, until returning to Guatemala in 1933. During this time, Asturias wrote Leyendas de Guatemala and El Senor Presidente. In 1946, Asturias was named cultural attache to the Guatemalan Embassy in Mexico, and he later served in the same capacity in Argentina. With the fall of President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman's government, Asturias was forced into exile in Argentina (1954-1962). In 1966, Asturias was appointed Guatemalan ambassador to France.
Access and Use
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
Preferred Citation
Miguel Angel Asturias Papers; 1963-1969, Manuscripts Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
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