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# Augusto Monterroso

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Augusto Monterroso Bonilla was a Honduran writer who adopted Guatemalan nationality, known for the ironical and humorous style of his short stories. He is considered an important figure in the Latin American "Boom" generation, and received several awards, including the Prince of Asturias Award in Li

##  Quotes by Augusto Monterroso

> [“When he woke up, the dinosaur was still there.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusto-monterroso/when-he-woke-up-the-dinosaur-was-still-there/)

[Augusto Monterroso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusto-monterroso/)

[Dinosaur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dinosaur/)

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> [“What an incredible amount of poetry, of novels, of sociological solutions to the ills of the world! One supposes that poetry is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/augusto-monterroso/what-an-incredible-amount-of-poetry-of-novels-of-sociological/)

[Augusto Monterroso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/augusto-monterroso/)

[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

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