José Lins do Rego
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José Lins do Rego Cavalcanti (July 3, 1901 in Pilar Paraíba - December 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.
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[edit] Bibliography
Extracted from the brazilian website: "sitedoescritor.com.br":
1929 - Menino de engenho
1933 - Doidinho
1934 - Bangüê
1935 - O moleque Ricardo
1936 - Usina
1936 - História da velha Totônia
1937 - Pureza
1938 - Pedra bonita
1939 - Riacho doce
1941 - Água mãe
1942 - Gordos e magros
1943 - Fogo morto
1943 - Pedro Américo
1945 - Poesia e vida
1946 - Conferências no Prata
1947 - Eurídice
1952 - Cangaceiros
1952 - Homens, seres e coisas
1952 - Bota de sete léguas
1954 - A casa e o homem
1955 - Roteiro de Israel
1956 - Meus verdes anos
1957 - Presença do nordestino na literatura
1957 - Gregos e troianos
[edit] Films
"Pureza", directed by Chianca de Garcia (1940)
"Menino de Engenho', directed by Valter Lima (1965). "Boy of the Plantation" and "Plantation Boy" (english titles)
"Fogo Morto", directed by Marcos Farias (1976). "The Last Plantation" (English title)
[edit] 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.
