Prêmio Machado de Assis
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Edition 37 (1980) Winner
Mário Quintana
マリオ・キンタナ
Mário Quintana
Aliases:
Mário de Miranda Quintana
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1906-07-30 （Alegrete）
- Died
- 1994-05-05 （Porto Alegre） age 87
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Residence History
- Alegrete → Porto Alegre
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Poet, Translator, Journalist
- Active Years
- 1940-1994
- Affiliations
- Editora Globo, Correio do Povo
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military School of Porto Alegre | — | General | — | 1919頃 | Brazil |
Military School of Porto Alegre
General
Period:
1919頃
Country:
Brazil
Early education
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Fernando Chinaglia Prize | — | — | Brazilian Union of Writers | 受賞 |
| 1976 | Medal Negrinho do Pastoreio | — | — | Rio Grande do Sul state government | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Machado de Assis Prize | Body of work | — | Brazilian Academy of Letters | 受賞 |
Fernando Chinaglia Prize
1966
Organization:
Brazilian Union of Writers
Result:
受賞
Medal Negrinho do Pastoreio
1976
Organization:
Rio Grande do Sul state government
Result:
受賞
Machado de Assis Prize
1980
Work:
Body of work
Organization:
Brazilian Academy of Letters
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Rua dos Cataventos
1940 PoetryDebut poetry book
simple things
Espelho Mágico
1951 PoetryPoetry collection
deathlost childhoodtime
Bibliography
- A Rua dos Cataventos, 1940
- Canções, 1946
- Sapato Florido, 1948
- O Aprendiz de Feiticeiro, 1950
- Espelho Mágico, 1951
- Inéditos e Esparsos, 1953
- Poesias, 1962
- Caderno H, 1973
- Apontamentos de História Sobrenatural, 1976
- Quintanares, 1976
- A Vaca e o Hipogrifo, 1977
- Esconderijos do Tempo, 1980
- Baú de Espantos, 1986
- Preparativos de Viagem, 1987
- Da Preguiça como Método de Trabalho, 1987
- Porta Giratória, 1988
- A Cor do Invisível, 1989
- Velório Sem Defunto, 1990
- Água, 2001
Translations by Author
- In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
- Mrs. Dalloway (Virginia Woolf)
- Words and Blood (Giovanni Papini)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ironyprofunditytechnical perfection
- Recurring Motifs
- deathlost childhoodtime
Legacy
Known as the poet of 'simple things', marked by irony, profundity, and technical perfection. Major influence in Brazilian literature.
Museums
- Mario Quintana House of Culture Historic center of Porto Alegre
In Popular Culture
- Neighborhood in Porto Alegre named after him
Trivia
- Never married, no children
- Lived most of his life in hotels
- Failed three times to join the Brazilian Academy of Letters