Home›Iberian and Latin American Literature›Original LanguageBrowse ByOriginal LanguageOriginal language groups authors by the language they actually wrote in. Wikipedia identifies Jane Austen as "an English writer," and her six novels were all composed in English rather than translated into it. This dimension lets a visitor find every author who wrote in the same original language.FactsOriginal LanguageSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1000 1Primary Language or TraditionWell-attestedIberian and Latin American 1Original LanguageFilter Results8 entriesGenreAllDrama (3)Epic (1)Fantasy (1)Literary Diary (1)Lyric Poetry (2)Nonfiction Prose (5)Poetry (5)Romance (1)Romance Novel (1)Satire (1)Short Fiction (5)The Novel (6)The Picaresque Novel (1)NationalityAllArgentina (4)Brazil (4)Chile (3)Colombia (4)Costa Rica (1)Cuba (3)France (3)Mexico (2)Peru (1)Portugal (3)Puerto Rico (2)Spain (1)United States (2)Venezuela (1)Active EraAll1402 to 1472 (1)1524 to 1580 (1)1547 to 1614 (1)1547 to 1616 (1)1562 to 1635 (1)1579 to 1644 (1)1580 to 1645 (1)1600 to 1681 (1)1601 to 1658 (1)1839 to 1908 (1)1884 to 1969 (1)1888 to 1935 (3)1889 to 1957 (1)1898 to 1936 (1)1899 to 1986 (4)1904 to 1973 (2)1904 to 1980 (3)1914 to 1984 (1)1914 to 1998 (1)1914 to 1999 (1)1917 to 1986 (1)1918 to 2000 (1)1920 to 1977 (4)1922 to 2010 (1)1927 to 2014 (4)1928 to 2012 (1)1936 to 2025 (1)MovementAllMagical Realism (4)Realism (1)Surrealism (1)The Latin American Boom (4)Ultraismo (4)Influenced ByAllAndre Breton (1)Attested From (Year)All450 (1)601 (1)765 (1)800 (1)801 (1)842 (1)901 (1)1521 (1)Difficulty for an English SpeakerAllCategory I (5)Category II (1)ISO 639-3 CodeAlldeu (1)eng (1)fra (1)ita (1)nah (1)por (1)ron (1)spa (1)Speaker CountAll1,700,000 (1)22,000,000 (1)65,000,000 (1)135,000,000 (1)267,000,000 (1)312,000,000 (1)560,000,000 (1)1,500,000,000 (1)StatusAllLiving (8)ToneAllNot Tonal (5)Word OrderAllOther (1)SVO (6)VSO (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8EnglishOriginal Language6 entriesFrenchOriginal Language6 entriesGermanOriginal Language1 entryItalianOriginal Language1 entryNahuatlOriginal Language1 entryPortugueseOriginal Language5 entriesRomanianOriginal Language1 entrySpanishOriginal Language25 entriesSources1. Jarchas (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaJarchas, lead section, dating sentenceQuote, Jarchas, lead section, dating sentenceWith examples dating back to the 11th century, this genre of poetry is believed to be among the oldest in any Romance languageView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.