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Guatemala Honors Nobel Writer Asturias
Guatemala inurns Nobel laureate Miguel Ángel Asturias' ashes after 52 years abroad.
In brief
Guatemala inurns Nobel laureate Miguel Ángel Asturias' ashes after 52 years abroad. Guatemala will bury Nobel-winning writer Miguel Ángel Asturias' ashes at the Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias on November 15 after 52 years in exile. Originally reported by Infobae.
Nobel Writer's Return
Guatemala will bury Nobel-winning writer Miguel Ángel Asturias' ashes at the Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias on November 15 after 52 years in exile.
Historical Significance
Asturias was the only Latin American Nobel laureate whose remains stayed abroad for over five decades.
Ceremonial Agenda
The ceremony includes a memorial at Kaminaljuyú, a public tribute at the National Palace, and a performance by Joaquín Orellana.
Minister's Statement
Culture Minister Luis Méndez Salinas called the return a historical repair for the writer's long exile.
Nobel Connection
Rigoberta Menchú Tum, another Guatemalan Nobel laureate, will attend the Kaminaljuyú ceremony.
Public Tribute
The public will visit the urn and see manuscripts from Asturias' archive at the National Palace.
Final Ceremony
The ashes will be buried at the Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias on November 15 after a public procession.
What it means
Guatemala will bury Nobel-winning writer Miguel Ángel Asturias' ashes at the Centro Cultural Miguel Ángel Asturias on November 15 after 52 years in exile.
