Graciliano Ramos
Graciliano Ramos (Quebrângulo, October 27, 1892 — Rio de Janeiro, March 20, 1953) was one of the best writers of Brazilian literature in the 20th century. He was part of an important literary movement called "regionalism".
Graciliano lived his childhood in many cities of the Northeastern Brazilian region, characterized by poverty and severe weather conditions (droughts). After high-school, Graciliano went to Rio de Janeiro where he worked as journalist. In 1915 he traveled do Palmeira dos Índios, to live with his father, and in 1927 he became mayor of Palmeira dos Índios.
In 1933 he published his first book, Caetés. Some years after he was jailed by the Getúlio Vargas government, on a charge that was never clearly announced. His experiences in jail would become an unique personal deposition, Memórias do Cárcere.
Graciliano died in 1953, at 60. His "dry" style of writing and the conflict between the id and the world are the significative traces of his works.
Books
- Caetés, 1933
- São Bernardo, 1934
- Angústia (Angst), 1936
- Vidas Sêcas, 1938
- Histórias de Alexandre, 1944
- Infância, 1945
- Dois Dedos, 1945
- Histórias Incompletas, 1946
- Insônia, 1947
- Histórias Verdadeiras, 1951
- Memórias do Cárcere, 1953 (postmortem)
- Viagem, 1954 (postmortem)
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Categories: Brazilian writers