His most well known novel, Broad and Alien is the World (1941) or El mundo es ancho y ajeno, won the Latin American Novel Prize in 1941, and brought him international attention.
Novel terkenalnya, Broad and Alien is the World (1941) atau El mundo es ancho y ajeno, memenangkan Penghargaan Novel Amerika Latin pada 1941, dan membuatnya meraih perhatian internasional.