Rafael Arévalo Martínez

Rafael Arévalo Martínez, born on July 25, 1884, in Guatemala City, was a Guatemalan novelist, short-story writer, poet, and political activist. He was the author of many books, including Los atormentados (R. Gutiérrez y cía., 1914), El hombre que parecía un caballo y El angel (Ediciones Ayestas, 1920), and El mundo de los maharachías, (Muñoz Plaza y cía., 1938). He died on June 12, 1975.