Máximo Soto Hall
Máximo Soto Hall (1871-1944) was a
Guatemalan
novelist. He is most known for his 1899 novel ''El problema'', though he is recognized in
Central America for the whole of his literary output. He was born in
Guatemala City in 1871, and served in the
dictatorship of
Manuel Estrada (whose government served as a model for
Miguel Ángel Asturias' novel ''
El Señor Presidente'') until 1919, at which time he
emigrated to
Costa Rica, and then to
Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he served as a
journalist for the
newspaper ''La Prensa''. He died in 1944 in
Buenos Aires and his body is interred in the San Lázaro cemetery in
Antigua Guatemala. Many of his novels, including ''El problema'' and ''La sombra de la Casa Blanca'', concern the presence and influence of the United States in
Central America. ''La sombra'' was published by El Ateneo in Buenos Aires. His works traverse a great number of literary traditions, including
Modernismo and the
historical novel, the latter influenced by his fellow countryman
José Milla. He also wrote
poetry, as well as
political treatises and
sociological works.
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