Prêmio Machado de Assis
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Edition 18 (1961) Winner
João Guimarães Rosa
ジョアン・ギマランイス・ロサ
Jōan Guimaraesu Rosa
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1908-06-27 （Cordisburgo, Minas Gerais）
- Died
- 1967-11-19 （Rio de Janeiro） age 59
- Nationality
- Brazilian
- Languages
- Portuguese, German, French, English, Spanish, Italian, Esperanto, Russian, Swedish, Dutch, Latin, Greek, Hungarian, Arabic, Sanskrit, Lithuanian, Polish, Tupi, Hebrew, Japanese, Czech, Finnish, Danish
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Residence History
- Cordisburgo, Minas Gerais → Belo Horizonte → Itaguara → Hamburg, Germany → Rio de Janeiro
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer, poet, diplomat, physician
- Active Years
- 1929-1967
- Affiliations
- Brazilian Academy of Letters
- Memberships
- Brazilian Academy of Letters, 2nd Chair (1963-1967)
- Influenced By
- Graciliano Ramos
- Influenced
- James Joyce (compared)
- Nominations
- Nobel Prize in Literature nominee (1967)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal University of Minas Gerais | School of Medicine | Medicine | 医学士 | 1925-1930 | Brazil |
Federal University of Minas Gerais
School of Medicine
/ Medicine
Degree:
医学士
Period:
1925-1930
Year of Graduation:
1930
Country:
Brazil
Graduated in medicine and began medical practice
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Grande Sertão: Veredas
1956 Novel 489 pagesA revolutionary novel blending archaic and colloquial prose with neologisms, narrated as a monologue by jagunço Riobaldo, exploring philosophical themes in the Brazilian backlands.
sertãojagunçoGod and Devilloveexistencetime and memory
Translations
- The Devil to Pay in the Backlands
Bibliography
- Caçador de camurças, Chronos Kai Anagke, O mistério de Highmore Hall e Makiné (1929)
- Magma (1936)
- Sagarana (1946)
- Com o Vaqueiro Mariano (1947)
- Corpo de Baile (1956)
- Grande Sertão: Veredas (1956)
- Primeiras Estórias (1962)
- Tutameia – Terceiras Estórias (1967)
Translations of Works
- The Third Bank of the River and Other Stories (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- neologismsblend of archaic and colloquial prosesertão dialectrich vocabulary and grammatical experimentation
- Recurring Motifs
- sertãojagunçobravery and faithnature and transcendenceGod and Devil
Health
-
heart attack1967Cause of death
Legacy
One of Brazil's greatest writers. Grande Sertão: Veredas is considered equivalent to Joyce's Ulysses, named among the 100 best books by Bokklubben World Library. Explored universal themes through sertão life.
In Popular Culture
- Grande Sertão Veredas National Park named after the work
Quotes
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I speak: Portuguese, German, French, English, Spanish, Italian, Esperanto, some Russian; I read: Swedish, Dutch, Latin and Greek...
Source: Self-description
Trivia
- Self-taught in numerous languages
- Brazilian Esperantist
- Met his second wife in Hamburg, who saved Jews
- Died in the year nominated for Nobel Prize in Literature