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Diná Silveira de Queirós

ディナ・シルヴェイラ・デ・ケイロス

Diná Silveira de Queirós

Aliases: Dinah Silveira Ribeiro

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1911-11-09 （São Paulo）
Died
1982-11-27 （Rio de Janeiro） age 71
Nationality
Brazilian
Languages
Portuguese
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
São Paulo → Rio de Janeiro → Madrid → Moscow → Italy → Rio de Janeiro

Career

Occupations
writer, novelist, short story writer, chronicler
Active Years
1939-1982
Affiliations
Brazilian Academy of Letters
Memberships
Brazilian Academy of Letters

Awards

Machado de Assis Prize
1977
Organization: Brazilian Academy of Letters
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Floradas na Serra

1939 novel

A Muralha

1954 novel
Adaptations
  • [telenovela] A Muralha (1968)
  • [TV series] A Muralha (2000)

Bibliography

  • Floradas na Serra (1939)
  • A Sereia Verde (1941)
  • Margarida La Rocque (1949)
  • As Aventuras do Homem Vegetal (1951)
  • A Muralha (1954)
  • O Oitavo Dia (1956)
  • As Noite do Morro do Encanto (1957)
  • Era Uma Vez Uma Princesa (1960)
  • Eles Herdarão a Terra (1960)
  • Os Invasores (1965)
  • A Princesa dos Escravos (1966)
  • Verão dos Infiéis (1968)
  • Comba Malina (1969)
  • Café da Manhã (1969)
  • Eu Venho, Memorial do Cristo I (1974)
  • Eu, Jesus, Memorial do Cristo II (1977)
  • Baía de Espuma (1979)
  • Guida, Caríssima Guida (1981)

Legacy

She was the second woman elected to the Brazilian Academy of Letters and a Machado de Assis Prize laureate.