Sandino Asturias (L), grandson of the Nobel Literature laureate Miguel Angel Asturias (1899-1974), and Guatemala's Minister of Culture and Sports Luis Mendez, place floral offerings at his monument during a ceremony marking 52 years since his death in Guatemala City on June 9, 2026. The remains of Guatemalan writer Miguel Angel Asturias will be repatriated from France to Guatemala in mid-October, the government announced. (Photo by Johan ORDONEZ / AFP via Getty Images)