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Yáñez, Agustín

Yáñez, Agustín (ägOOstēn' yä'nyās) [key], 190480, Mexican novelist and critic. Yáñez's writings include works about Native American myths and the Spanish colonial era. His work includes tthe novels The Edge of the Storm (1947, tr. 1963) and The Lean Lands (1962; tr. 1968).

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