Author: Jorge Icaza
Alternate names: Jorge Icaza Coronel; Jorge 1906- Icaza
Born: 1906
Died: 1978
Bio: Jorge Icaza Coronel (June 10, 1906 – May 26, 1978), commonly referred to as Jorge Icaza, was a writer from Ecuador, best known for his novel Huasipungo, which brought attention to the exploitation of Ecuador's indigenous people by Ecuadorian whites.

He was born in Quito in 1906 and died of cancer in the same city in 1978