Camões Prize (Prémio Camões)
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Edition 28 (2016) Winner
Raduan Nassar
ラドゥアン・ナッサール
Raduan Nassar
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1935-11-27 （Pindorama, São Paulo, Brazil）
- Nationality
- Brazilian
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Residence History
- Moved to São Paulo as a teenager → Worked as a landowner/farmer around São Carlos; later retired to a small farm
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Farmer
- Active Years
- 1975-1984
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of São Paulo | — | Studied Law and Philosophy | — | — | Brazil |
University of São Paulo
Studied Law and Philosophy
Country:
Brazil
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Camões Prize | — | — | Camões Prize (Jury/Organizers) | 受賞 |
Camões Prize
2016
Organization:
Camões Prize (Jury/Organizers)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ancient Tillage (Lavoura Arcaica)
1975 NovelA powerful story of familial conflict and the land, exploring father–son relationships, taboo and atonement through dense, intense prose.
familylandatonementconflict
Adaptations
- [Film] To the Left of the Father (film) / Luiz Fernando Carvalho (2001)
Translations
- Translated into English by Karen Sotelino, Penguin Classics (2016)
A Cup of Rage (Um Copo de Cólera)
1978 Short novel/novella 47 pagesA compact, intense work portraying passion and violence. Composed of extended single-sentence chapters that trace the eruption of the protagonists' emotions.
desirerageviolencelinguistic experimentation
Translations
- Translated into English by Stefan Tobler, Penguin Classics (2016)
Menina a Caminho
1997 Short storiesA collection of short stories written in the 1960s and 1970s, gathering early, poetic and experimental pieces.
youthmemoryformal experimentation
Bibliography
- Lavoura Arcaica (1975)
- Um Copo de Cólera (1978)
- Menina a Caminho (1997)
Adaptations
- Lavoura Arcaica was adapted into the film To the Left of the Father
Translations of Works
- Ancient Tillage (English translation)
- A Cup of Rage (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- dense, compact proseuse of extended single-sentence structurespoetic and symbolic imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- family conflictland and agricultureeruptive emotions (desire, rage)atonement and guilt
Legacy
Raduan Nassar is one of the major Brazilian writers of the 1970s, acclaimed internationally for his short, intense works. Although he stopped writing in 1984 to pursue agriculture, he was awarded the Camões Prize in 2016, prompting renewed recognition. His donations of land and local philanthropic work are also notable.
In Popular Culture
- The film adaptation of Lavoura Arcaica (To the Left of the Father) is widely known
Quotes
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"a burning coal of a work"
Source: Nicholas Lezard, review of A Cup of Rage (The Guardian) (2016)
Trivia
- Stopped writing in 1984 to dedicate himself to agriculture
- Donated his entire farm to the Federal University of São Carlos in 2011
- Won the Camões Prize in 2016
- Born to a family of Lebanese immigrants