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.

[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.


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