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João Ubaldo Ribeiro

ジョアン・ウバルド・リベイロ

Joao Ubaldo Ribeiro

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1941-01-23 （Itaparica, Bahia, Brazil）
Died
2014-07-18 （Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil） age 73
Nationality
Brazilian
Languages
Portuguese
Residence History
Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil → Salvador, Bahia, Brazil → Lisbon, Portugal → Berlin, Germany → Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Career

Occupations
writer, journalist, screenwriter, professor
Active Years
1957-2014
Affiliations
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Academy of Letters)
Memberships
Academia Brasileira de Letras (occupant of Chair 34)
Influenced By
Glauber Rocha (friend; collaborated on magazines), Tradition of Brazilian regionalist literature (e.g., influences from writers like Jorge Amado)

Education

Federal University of Bahia
Faculty of Law / Law
Period: 1958–(在学期間不詳)
Country: Brazil
Entered in 1958; graduation year not clearly documented.
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Economics
Period: 1964–1965（留学）
Country: United States
Went to the U.S. in 1964 to study economics; specific institution not documented in source.

Awards

Prêmio Golfinho de Ouro
1971
Work: Sargento Getúlio
Organization: State of Rio de Janeiro
Result: 受賞
Jabuti Prize
1972
Work: Sargento Getúlio
Category: 最優秀著者（Best Author）
Organization: Jabuti Prize organization
Result: 受賞
Jabuti Prize
1984
Work: Viva o Povo Brasileiro (An Invincible Memory)
Category: 年間最優秀長編（Novel of the Year）
Organization: Jabuti Prize organization
Result: 受賞
Prêmio Altamente Recomendável
1983
Work: Vida e Paixão de Pandomar, o Cruel
Organization: National Foundation for Children's and Young People's Books
Result: 受賞（児童書部門）
Anna Seghers Prize
1996
Organization: Anna Seghers Foundation (Germany)
Result: 受賞
Blaue Brillenschlange
Organization: (Zurich organization; details unclear)
Result: 受賞（年不詳）
Poetik Dozentur (University of Tübingen)
1996
Organization: University of Tübingen
Result: 招聘・講座担当
Lifetime Achievement Award
2006
Organization: Brazilian International Press Awards
Result: 受賞（功労賞）
Prémio Camões (Camões Prize)
2008
Organization: Prestigious Lusophone literary prize
Result: 受賞
São Paulo Prize for Literature
2010
Work: O Albatroz Azul (The Blue Albatross)
Category: 年間最良書（Best Book of the Year）
Organization: São Paulo Prize for Literature organization
Result: ショートリスト

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Sargento Getúlio

1971 Novel

Centered on Sergeant Getúlio, the novel explores politics, authority and social tensions through interactions in northeastern Brazil, portraying conflicts between the state and individuals.

power and obedienceregional identity (Bahia)political tension
Translations
  • Translated into English and other languages (various editions)

Viva o Povo Brasileiro (An Invincible Memory)

1984 Historical / Social novel

An expansive novel reconstructing Brazilian history through multiple characters' perspectives, blending satire, humor and epic narrative to examine national identity and collective memory.

historical memorynational identitysocial critique
Translations
  • Available in English and other translations

O Albatroz Azul (The Blue Albatross)

2009 Novel

One of his later major works, combining allegorical and symbolic elements with narratives about human relationships and memory.

memoryallegoryfamily and relationships

Vida e Paixão de Pandomar, o Cruel

1983 Children's literature

A children's book featuring imaginative and allegorical elements, written in an accessible narrative style for younger readers.

allegoryadventuremorality

Bibliography

  • Setembro não tem sentido (1968)
  • Sargento Getúlio (1971)
  • Vila Real (1979)
  • Viva o Povo Brasileiro (1984)
  • O sorriso do lagarto (1989)
  • O feitiço da Ilha do Pavão (1997)
  • A casa dos Budas ditosos (1999)
  • Diário do Farol (2002)
  • O Albatroz Azul (2009)
  • Vida e Paixão de Pandomar, o Cruel (1983)
  • A vingança de Charles Tiburone (1990)

Translations of Works

  • Sargento Getúlio — English translations (e.g., Sergeant Getúlio)
  • Viva o Povo Brasileiro — English translations (An Invincible Memory and others)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
blend of humor and satirecolloquial, rhythmic narrationlayered depiction of historical and social contexts
Recurring Motifs
Brazilian regional identity (especially the Northeast)history and memoryconflict between power and the individual

Health

  • pulmonary embolism
    2014
    Suffered a pulmonary embolism in July 2014 and died at home.

Legacy

João Ubaldo Ribeiro is regarded as one of Brazil's foremost contemporary novelists. Known for epic narratives grounded in history and regional identity combined with satirical tone, he received international recognition, including the Camões Prize in 2008.

Academic Societies

  • Academia Brasileira de Letras

Archives

  • Archives at the Academia Brasileira de Letras (details not specified)

In Popular Culture

  • Several novels and short stories have been adapted for film, television and theater in Brazil.

Trivia

  • Elected to the Academia Brasileira de Letras in 1994, occupying Chair 34.
  • Won the Prémio Camões in 2008, one of the leading prizes in Lusophone literature.
  • Died at age 73 from a pulmonary embolism on July 18, 2014; cremated on July 19.