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José Lins do Rego

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José Lins do Rego (1918)

José Lins do Rego Cavalcanti (July 3, 1901 – September 12, 1957) 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.

Cavalcanti was born in Pilar, Paraíba. 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] He died in Rio de Janeiro, aged 56.

Novels

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  • Menino de Engenho (1932)
  • Doidinho (1933)
  • Bangüê (1934)
  • O Moleque Ricardo (1935)
  • Usina (1936)
  • Pureza (1937 English; "Purity")
  • Pedra bonita (1938)
  • Riacho doce (1939)
  • Água-mãe (1941)
  • Fogo morto (1943)
  • Eurídice (1947)
  • Cangaceiros (1953)
  • Histórias da velha Totonha (1936)
  • Gordos e magros (1942)
  • Poesia e vida (1945)
  • Homens, seres e coisas (1952)
  • A casa e o homem (1954)
  • Meus verdes anos (1956)
  • Presença do Nordeste na literatura brasileira (1957)
  • O vulcão e a fonte (1958)
  • Dias idos e vividos (1981, posthumously)
  • Mae de todos (1981, posthumously)
  • Ligeiros Traços: escritos de juventude (2007)


Films based on his Novels

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  • Pureza, directed by Chianca de Garcia (1940).
  • Plantation Boy, directed by Valter Lima (1965), based on Menino de Engenho novel.
  • The Last Plantation, directed by Marcos Farias (1976), based on Fogo morto novel.

Translations

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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

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  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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  • Braga-Pinto, César,"José Lins do Rego e as fronteiras da amizade: Doidinho". Revista Olho d'Água 4 (2 ) (on-line). São José do Rio Preto: 2012. p. 77-87.
  • Braga-Pinto, César,“Ordem e tradição: a conversão regionalista de José Lins do Rego.” Revista do Instituto de Estudos Brasileiros 52, Sept/March, 2011, p. 13-42.
  • Braga-Pinto, César,“Homem de Palavra, Homem de Letras: Literatura e Responsabilidade na Obra de José Lins do Rego”. Luso Brazilian Review 42 (1), 2006.
  • Braga-Pinto, César,“José Lins do Rego: sujeito aos ventos de Gilberto Freyre.” Revista de Critica Literaria Latinoamericana 59, 2004, p. 183-203.
  • Braga-Pinto, César,13. “José Lins do Rego, o panfletário e o católico.” Introd. To Ligeiros Traços: escritos de juventude de José Lins do Rego. Rio de Janeiro: Editora José Olympio, 2007. 17-35
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