Manuel Mujica Láinez

Manuel Mujica Láinez (1910–1984) was an Argentine novelist, translator, and critic. He is the author of a series of novels known as the Buenos Aires cycle, which portray the city through a combination of historical veracity and fantasy. He shared with Julio Cortázar the 1964 John F. Kennedy medal and received the Legion of Honor from the French government in 1982.

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