by José de Alencar · Pontes Editores, Brazil · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788571130364
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«Como e Porque Sou Romancista» is the intellectual autobiography of José de Alencar, published by Pontes Editores in paperback, in Portuguese.
In this work, José de Alencar reflects on his own formation as a writer and on the circumstances that led him to dedicate himself to the novel. The text, written in 1873 and published posthumously in 1893, reviews the difficulties of his career as a lawyer and author and offers keys to his writing process and the publication of his books.
For readers of Brazilian literature and for those who want to learn first-hand about the literary journey of José de Alencar.
José Martiniano de Alencar was a Brazilian novelist, lawyer, politician, orator, and dramatist. He is considered to be one of the most famous and influential Brazilian Romantic novelists of the 19th century, and a major exponent of the literary tradition known as "Indianism". Sometimes he signed his works with the pen name Erasmo. He was patron of the 23rd chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
