Vergílio Ferreira

Vergílio Ferreira
Born	(1916-01-28)28 January 1916 Gouveia
Died	1 March 1996(1996-03-01) (aged 80) Lisbon
Nationality	Portuguese
Occupation	Writer
Known for	Manhã Submersa

Virgílio Ferreira, JOSE (Melo, Gouveia, 28 January 1916 – Lisbon, 1 March 1996) was a Portuguese writer.

Biography

As a teenager, he studied in a seminar. Later he studied at the University of Coimbra. His experiences are related in his most famous work "Manhã Submersa", (Misty Morning, lit. Submerged Morning), which was published in 1953 and made into a film in 1980. Among his best novels is also "Aparição" (1959).

He worked most of his life as a teacher in several places around Portugal.

Works

Manhã Submersa (1953)
Aparição (1959)
até ao fim

References

Recipients of the Camões Prize

Miguel Torga (1989)
João Cabral de Melo Neto (1990)
José Craveirinha (1991)
Vergílio Ferreira (1992)
Rachel de Queiroz (1993)
Jorge Amado (1994)
José Saramago (1995)
Eduardo Lourenço (1996)
Pepetela (1997)
Antonio Candido (1998)
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (1999)
Autran Dourado (2000)
Eugénio de Andrade (2001)
Maria Velho da Costa (2002)
Rubem Fonseca (2003)
Agustina Bessa-Luís (2004)
Lygia Fagundes Telles (2005)
José Luandino Vieira (declined award) (2006)
António Lobo Antunes (2007)
João Ubaldo Ribeiro (2008)
Arménio Vieira (2009)
Ferreira Gullar (2010)
Manuel António Pina (2011)
Dalton Trevisan (2012)
Mia Couto (2013)
Alberto da Costa e Silva (2014)

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 22157870 LCCN: n81140521 ISNI: 0000 0001 2277 3440 GND: 119369745 SUDOC: 028514203 BNF: cb12033502v (data)

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