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This is a list of Brazilian writers, those born in Brazil or who have established citizenship or residency. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
The awards ceremony took place on 1 December 2008, and the presenter was the MTV VJ Cazé Peçanha. [7] All entries were first published in Brazil in 2007. Shortlist for Best Book of the Year [5] [8] Cristóvão Tezza, O Filho Eterno (English translation: The Eternal Son), Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Editora Record, 2007. ISBN 9788501077882 [6]
Jorge Amado (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈʒɔɦ.ʒj‿aˈma.du] 10 August 1912 – 6 August 2001) was a Brazilian writer of the modernist school. He remains the best-known of modern Brazilian writers, with his work having been translated into some 49 languages and popularized in film, including Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands in 1976, and having been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature 7 ...
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The Prêmio Machado de Assis (the Machado de Assis Prize) is a literary prize awarded by the Brazilian Academy of Letters, and possibly the most prestigious literary award in Brazil. The prize was founded in 1941, named in memory of the novelist Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839–1908). It is awarded in recognition of a lifetime's work.
Jorge Amado, one of best-known of modern Brazilian writers, tried with his novels to approximate his works to a proletarian literature, he himself was a member of the communist party which defended Socialist realism at the time. Rachel de Queiroz, and José Lins do Rego were other important writers of this generation.
Dec. 22—While sifting through nearly 350 entries in this year's Pasatiempo Writing Contest, one thing became clear: Santa Fe — and New Mexico — fosters a strong community of writers. Based ...
The Australian/Vogel Literary Award – for unpublished manuscripts by writers under the age of 35 Chief Minister's Northern Territory Book History Awards Miles Franklin Award – for the best Australian published novel or play portraying Australian life in any of its phases