| Pardal Mallet | |
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A picture of Mallet |
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| Born | João Carlos de Medeiros Pardal Mallet 9 December 1864 Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Died | 24 November 1894 (aged 29) Caxambu, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist, short story writer |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Alma mater | University of São Paulo |
| Literary movement | Naturalism, Parnassianism |
| Notable work(s) | Meu Álbum, Hóspede |
| Relative(s) | Emílio Mallet, João Nepomuceno de Medeiros Mallet |
João Carlos de Medeiros Pardal Mallet (December 9, 1864 — November 24, 1894) was a Brazilian journalist and novelist. He is the patron of the 30th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
Mallet was born in the city of Bagé, in Rio Grande do Sul, in 1864. His father was the famous General João Nepomuceno de Medeiros Mallet, and his grandfather was the French-born Marshal Emílio Mallet. He was also of Portuguese and Irish descent.
Since as a child, he had a strong vocation for literature, and he also learned to speak English and French.
After completing his primary studies, he moved to Rio de Janeiro, in order to study Medicine at the Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, but he would not finish the course, because his teacher, the Viscount of Saboia, threatened to expel him because of his Republican ideals. He then abandoned the Medicine school to dedicate himself to the literature and the journalism.
He then moved to São Paulo, to study Law at the Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo, but finished his course in Recife, Pernambuco. There, when he was receiving his diploma, he refused to take oath, because of his Republican ideals. The situation was circumvented thanks to Joaquim Nabuco. During his stay in Pernambuco, he published his first books: Hóspede and Meu Álbum, both from 1887.
Returning to Rio de Janeiro, he befriended many famous writers, such as Olavo Bilac, Raul Pompeia, Coelho Neto, Luís Murat, José do Patrocínio, Artur and Aluísio Azevedo, Émile Rouède and Francisco de Paula Ney.
In 1888, he became the editor in chief of José do Patrocínio's journal A Cidade do Rio. However, Mallet would leave the journal in the following year, due to political differences. Also in 1889, he had an argue with Olavo Bilac, that ended in a duel. Mallet had one of his ribs damaged, but he and Bilac would be reconciled.
When Brazil became a republic, Mallet joined the Revolta da Armada, in opposition to then-President of Brazil Floriano Peixoto. He was then arrested and exiled in the city of Tabatinga, in Amazonas. After amnesty was given, he returned to Rio.
He got tuberculosis and moved to the city of Caxambu, in Minas Gerais, in order to mitigate the disease, unsuccessfully. He would die in November 24, 1894.
| Preceded by New creation |
Brazilian Academy of Letters - Patron of the 30th chair |
Succeeded by Pedro Rabelo (founder) |