José Lins do Rego

José Lins do Rego Cavalcanti (July 3, 1901 in Pilar Paraíba – September 12, 1957 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian novelist most known for his semi-autobiographical "sugarcane cycle." These novels were the basis of films that had distribution in the English speaking world. Along with Graciliano Ramos and Jorge Amado he stands as one of the greatest regionalist writers of Brazil[1] According to Otto Maria Carpeaux, José Lins was "the last of the story tellers".[2] His first novel, Menino de Engenho ("Boy from the plantation"), was published with difficulty, but soon it got praised by the critics.[3]

Novels

"Mae de todos" (1981)

Films based on his Novels

Translations

The "Academia Brasileira de Letras" points out that several Novels by José Lins do Rego have been translated internationally: Germany, Argentina, Spain, USA, France, England, Italy, Portugal, and Korea.

References

  1. Hafez, 1997, p.13
  2. CARPEAUX, 1980, citado por Hafez, 1997, p.19
  3. Hafez, 1997, p.10

Further Reading

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