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Born December 10, 1920 • Ukraine
Died December 9, 1977 (aged 56) • Rio de Janeiro • Brazil
Notable Works “Family Ties” • “Near to the Wild Heart”
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis.
Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
Brazilian author
Rubem Fonseca
Brazilian author
Nélida Piñon
Brazilian author
Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto
Brazilian author
João Guimarães Rosa, 1950s.
João Guimarães Rosa
Brazilian author
Osman Lins
Brazilian writer
Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho
Brazilian author
Rachel de Queiroz
Brazilian novelist
Ariano Suassuna
Brazilian writer
Érico Lopes Veríssimo
Brazilian author
Jorge Amado
Jorge Amado
Brazilian author
Andrade, Oswald de
Oswald de Andrade
Brazilian author
Adonias Filho
Brazilian author
Graciliano Ramos
Brazilian author
José Pereira da Graça Aranha
Brazilian author and diplomat
andrade, mario de
Mário de Andrade
Brazilian writer
José de Alencar.
José de Alencar
Brazilian author
Jorge de Lima
Brazilian author
José Bento Monteiro Lobato, c. 1920.
José Bento Monteiro Lobato
Brazilian writer
José Américo de Almeida
Brazilian novelist