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Jorge Amado
AuthorBooks · Second hand1912-2001
Jorge Leal Amado de Faria, known as Jorge Amado, 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 at least seven times. His work reflects the image of a Mestiço Brazil and is marked by religious syncretism. He depicted a cheerful and optimistic country that was beset, at the same time, with deep social and economic differences.
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Birth
1912
Death
2001
First book
1931
Years writing
70
Jorge Amado is the most internationally renowned Brazilian writer, with his works translated into 49 languages.
His literature portrays the essence of a mestizo Brazil and religious syncretism with an optimistic perspective.
He was a multifaceted author who, in addition to being a novelist, worked as a journalist, poet, and politician.
He occupied the 23rd chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters for four decades.
His stories have transcended the page, inspiring iconic film adaptations such as Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands.