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Francisco Marins

フランシスコ・マルンス

Furanshisuko Marinsu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1922-11-23 （Pratânia, São Paulo）
Died
2016-04-10 （Botucatu, São Paulo） age 93
Nationality
Brazilian
Languages
Portuguese
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Pratânia, São Paulo state

Career

Occupations
writer, children's literature author
Active Years
2016
Affiliations
Academia Paulista de Letras
Memberships
Academia Paulista de Letras

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Nas Terras do Rei Café

children's literature

Part of the Taquara-Póca series for children.

farm lifeadventure

Clarão na Serra

historical novel

Historical novel set in the colonial Brazilian hinterland.

colonial erahinterland

Bibliography

  • Nas Terras do Rei Café (Taquara-Póca series)
  • Os Segredos de Taquara-Póca (Taquara-Póca series)
  • O Coleira Preta (Taquara-Póca series)
  • Gafanhotos em Taquara-Póca (Taquara-Póca series)
  • Viagem ao Mundo Desconhecido
  • A Aldeia Sagrada (Vagalume series)
  • O Mistério dos Morros Dourados (Vagalume series)
  • A Montanha das Duas Cabeças (Vagalume series)
  • Em Busca do Diamante (Vagalume series)
  • Canudos (Vagalume series)
  • O Sótão da Múmia (Vagalume series)
  • Expedição aos Martírios (Roteiro dos Martírios series)
  • Volta à Serra Misteriosa (Roteiro dos Martírios series)
  • O Bugre do Chapéu de Anta (Roteiro dos Martírios series)
  • Clarão na Serra
  • Grotão do Café Amarelo
  • ... E a Porteira Bateu!
  • Atalho Sem Fim

Translations of Works

  • translated into fifteen languages

Legacy

Brazilian writer of children's books. Sold more than 5,000,000 books, translated into fifteen languages, and the only Brazilian in the European Delphin collection of children's classics.

Trivia

  • Sold more than 5,000,000 books.
  • The only Brazilian writer in the European Delphin collection.