jorge amado

Jorge Amado de Faria (August 10, 1912 – August 6, 2001) was a Brazilian writer of the Modernist school. He was the best-known of modern Brazilian writers, with his work translated into some 30 languages and popularized in film, notably Dona Flor and her Two Husbands in 1978. His work deals largely with the poor urban black and mulatto communities of Bahia.

Biography

He was born in the city of Itabuna, Bahia, son of Joo Amado de Faria and D. Eullia Leal. Jorge Amado went to Rio de Janeiro in 1931 and in the next year started to study law in the University of Rio de Janeiro. In this year, he released his first book, O Pas do Carnaval. http://www.fundacaojorgeamado.com.br/ing/jorge_biografia.htm

Works

O Pas do Carnaval (1931)
Cacau (1933) (Cacao)
Suor (1934)
Jubiab (1935)
Mar Morto (1936) (Sea of Death}
Capites da Areia (1937) (Captains of the Sand)
Terras do Sem Fim (1943)
So Jorge dos Ilhus (1944)
Seara Vermelha (1946)
Os Subterrneos da Liberdade (1954)
Gabriela, Cravo e Canela (1958) (Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon)
A Morte e a Morte de Quincas Berro Dgua (The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell) (1959)
Os Pastores da Noite (1964) (Shepherds of the Night)
Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos (1966) (Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands)
Tenda dos Milagres (1969) (Tent of Miracles)
Teresa Batista Cansada da Guerra (1972) (Tereza Batista: Home from the Wars)
Tieta do Agreste (1977)
Farda Fardo Camisola de Dormir (1979)
Tocaia Grande (1984)
O Sumio da Santa (1988) (The War of the Saints)
A Descoberta da Amrica pelos Turcos (1994) (How the Turks Discovered America)
O Compadre de Ogum (1995)

Trivia

External links

Amado, Jorge Amado, Jorge Amado, Jorge

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