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Also Known As Adonias Aguiar Filho
Born November 27, 1915 • Brazil • (Birthday in 6 days)
Died August 2, 1990 (aged 74) • Ilhéus • Brazil
Notable Works “Corpo Vivo” • “Os Servos da Morte”
Afrânio Coutinho
Brazilian writer and literary critic
Rachel de Queiroz
Brazilian novelist
Cassiano Ricardo
Brazilian poet, critic, and journalist
Ernesto Sábato, 1985.
Ernesto Sábato
Argentine writer
Augusto de Campos
Brazilian poet and critic
Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho
Brazilian author
Érico Lopes Veríssimo
Brazilian author
José Pereira da Graça Aranha
Brazilian author and diplomat
Alceu Amoroso Lima
Brazilian essayist, philosopher, and literary critic
Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto
Brazilian author
andrade, mario de
Mário de Andrade
Brazilian writer
José de Alencar.
José de Alencar
Brazilian author
Mario Vargas Llosa
Mario Vargas Llosa
Peruvian author
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes
Mexican writer and diplomat
Lezama Lima, José
José Lezama Lima
Cuban author
Chesterton, G.K.
G.K. Chesterton
British author
Severo Sarduy
Cuban writer
Tomás Eloy Martínez
Argentine novelist, journalist, and educator
Vicente Huidobro
Chilean writer
Lewis Nkosi
South African author