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Died September 12, 1957, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Education Faculdade de Direito do Recife (1920–1923) Books Menino de engenho, Bangue: Romance Movies The Last Plantation, Bela Donna Parents Amelia Lins Cavalcanti, Joao do Rego Cavalcanti Similar People Graciliano Ramos, Rachel de Queiroz, Fabio Barreto, Amy Ephron | ||
Jose lins do rego
José Lins do Rego Cavalcanti (July 3, 1901 in Pilar Paraíba – September 12, 1957 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian novelist most known for his semi-autobiographical "sugarcane cycle." These novels were the basis of films that had distribution in the English speaking world. Along with Graciliano Ramos and Jorge Amado he stands as one of the greatest regionalist writers of Brazil According to Otto Maria Carpeaux, José Lins was "the last of the story tellers". His first novel, Menino de Engenho ("Boy from the plantation"), was published with difficulty, but soon it got praised by the critics.
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- Jose lins do rego
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- Novels
- Films based on his Novels
- Translations
- References
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Novels
"Mae de todos" (1981)
Films based on his Novels
Translations
The "Academia Brasileira de Letras" points out that several Novels by José Lins do Rego have been translated internationally: Germany, Argentina, Spain, USA, France, England, Italy, Portugal, and Korea.
