Prêmio Machado de Assis
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Edition 2 (1942) Winner
Afonso Schmidt
アフォンソ・シュミット
Afonso Shumitto
Aliases:
Affonso Schmidt / Afonso Frederico Schimidt
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1890-06-29 （Cubatão, São Paulo, Brazil）
- Died
- 1964-04-03 （São Paulo, Brazil） age 73
- Nationality
- Brazilian
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Cubatão → São Paulo → Rio de Janeiro
Career
- Occupations
- journalist, short story writer, novelist, playwright, poet
- Active Years
- 1907-1964
- Affiliations
- A Plebe, A Lanterna, Folha, O Estado de S. Paulo, Voz do Povo
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Prêmio Machado de Assis | — | — | Academia Brasileira de Letras | 受賞 |
| 1963 | Prêmio Juca Pato | — | — | União Brasileira de Escritores | 受賞 |
Prêmio Machado de Assis
1942
Organization:
Academia Brasileira de Letras
Result:
受賞
Prêmio Juca Pato
1963
Organization:
União Brasileira de Escritores
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
O Retrato de Valentina
1947 romanceRomance novel
loveportrait
Zanzalá
1938 novellaNovella
fantasy
O Tesouro de Cananeia
short storiesShort stories about the treasure of Cananeia
treasure hunthistory
Bibliography
- Lírios Roxos (1907)
- Miniaturas
- Janelas Abertas (1911)
- Mocidade (1921)
- Garoa (1932)
- Lusitania
- Poesias (1934)
- Poesia (1945)
- Brutalidade
- Os impunes
- O dragão e as virgens
- Pirapora
- As levianas
- Passarinho verde
- Ao relento
- Kellani
- A revolução brasileira
- A nova conflagração
- O evangelho dos livros
- Os negros
- Carne para canhão
- Curiango
- A sombra de Júlio Frank
- Colônia Cecília
- A Marcha
- O Menino Felipe
- A Vida de Paulo Eiró
- São Paulo de meus Amores
- A Primeira Viagem
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Pioneer of Brazilian science fictionAnarchist themesHistorical chroniclesFantasy
- Recurring Motifs
- Criticism of fascismCriticism of clericalismWorkers' movement
Legacy
Important figure in Brazilian anarchist literature, contributing to poetry, novels, and journalism. Pioneer of Brazilian science fiction.
Trivia
- Founded the newspaper Vésper in Cubatão.
- Worked with legendary figures of Brazilian anarchism like Edgard Leuenroth.
- Noted for campaigns against fascism and clericalism.
- Died shortly before the 1964 Brazilian coup d'état.