As he grew older, he developed an interest in the Latin American writers Horacio Quiroga, Ciro Alegría, Jorge Icaza, Rubén Darío and Miguel Asturias.
Vanemaks saades tekkis tal huvi Ladina-Ameerika kirjanike Horacio Quiroga, Ciro Alegría, Jorge Icaza, Rubén Darío ja Miguel Asturiase vastu.