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Autran DouradoWaldomiro Freitas Autran Dourado (1926) is a Contemporary Brazilian writer. He was born in the state of Minas Gerais, setting for most of his work. Going against the current trend in brazilian literature, his writing shows a lot of concern with the form, many obscure words and expressions are to be found. The themes are usually set to the region of Minas Gerais, more similar to the previous trend in brazilian literature called Regionalism. Most critics call his work similar to baroque. In the year 2000 he won the Camoens Prize, the most important literary prize of the portuguese language. His bibliography is quite big, of which the following consist of relevant work: - Uma vida em segredo" (1964) - A Hidden Life
- "pera dos Mortos" (1967) - Voices of the Dead
- "O Risco do Bordado" (1970) - Pattern for a Tapestry
- "Os Sinos da Agonia" (1974) - Bells of Agony
- "Opera dos Fantoches" (1995)
- "As Imaginaes Pecaminosas" (Goethe Prize for Literature 1981)
- "A Servio Del-Rei" (1984)
- "Confisses de Narciso" (1997)
Novels that have english translations are posted above with their american titles. Dourado, Autran Dourado, Autran
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