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Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Octavio Paz
Born: March 31, 1914
Died: April 19, 1998 (aged 84)
Bio: Octavio Paz Lozano was a Mexican poet-diplomat and writer. He is considered one of the most influential writers of the 20th century and one of the greatest Hispanic poets of all time.
Known for:
- The Labyrinth of Solitude (1950)
- Piedra de Sol (1957)
- In light of India (1998)
- The Double Flame (1993)
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