Octavio Paz

Octavio Paz
Paz in 1988
Paz in 1988
BornOctavio Paz Lozano
(1914-03-31)March 31, 1914
Mexico City, Mexico
DiedApril 19, 1998(1998-04-19) (aged 84)
Mexico City, Mexico
Occupation
  • Writer
  • poet
  • diplomat
Period1931–1965
Literary movement
Notable awards
Spouse
(m. 1937; div. 1959)
Marie-José Tramini
(m. 1965⁠–⁠1998)

Octavio Paz Lozano[a] (March 31, 1914 – April 19, 1998) was a Mexican poet and diplomat. For his body of work, he was awarded the 1977 Jerusalem Prize, the 1981 Miguel de Cervantes Prize, the 1982 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, and the 1990 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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