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José Asunción Silva

Colombian author (1865-1896).

Born November 27th, 1865 in Bogotá.

Died May 24th, 1896 at 30 years old in Bogotá.

Occupations
author, poet, writer

That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis