José Lins do Rego
Illustration — José Lins do Rego (1918) José Lins do Rego Cavalcanti (July 3, 1901 – September 12, 1957) 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. Cavalcanti was born in Pilar, Paraíba. Along with Graciliano Ramos and Jorge Amado he stands as one of the greatest regionalist writers of Brazil According to Otto Maria Carpeaux, José Lins was "the last of the story tellers".
Also recorded as Jose Lins do Rego · José Lins do Rego Cavalcanti
José Lins do Rego
- Full name
- José Lins do Rego Cavalcanti.
- Born
- 1901 · Pilar.
- Died
- 1957 · Rio de Janeiro.
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Occupation
- writer · journalist · screenwriter · literary critic · novelist
- Fields
- chronicle · essay
- Education
- Faculdade de Direito do Recife
- Languages
- Portuguese
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Illustration — José Lins do Rego (1918) José Lins do Rego Cavalcanti (July 3, 1901 – September 12, 1957) 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. Cavalcanti was born in Pilar, Paraíba. Along with Graciliano Ramos and Jorge Amado he stands as one of the greatest regionalist writers of Brazil According to Otto Maria Carpeaux, José Lins was "the last of the story tellers".
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Novels
Novels
His first novel, Menino de Engenho ("Boy from the plantation"), was published with difficulty, but soon it got praised by the critics. He died in Rio de Janeiro, aged 56.
• Menino de Engenho (1932) • Doidinho (1933) • Bangüê (1934) • O Moleque Ricardo (1935) • Usina (1936) • Pureza (1937 English; "Purity") • Pedra bonita (1938) • Riacho doce (1939) • Água-mãe (1941) • Fogo morto (1943) • Eurídice (1947) • Cangaceiros (1953) • Histórias da velha Totonha (1936) • Gordos e magros (1942) • Poesia e vida (1945) • Homens, seres e coisas (1952) • A casa e o homem (1954) • Meus verdes anos (1956) • Presença do Nordeste na literatura brasileira (1957) • O vulcão e a fonte (1958) • Dias idos e vividos (1981, posthumously) • Mae de todos (1981, posthumously) • Ligeiros Traços: escritos de juventude (2007)
Translations
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.
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
José Lins do Rego was recorded at birth as José Lins do Rego Cavalcanti. He also worked under the name Zélins. The authorities additionally record the headings Jose Lins do Rego and José Lins do Rego Cavalcanti. His recorded language was Portuguese.
Identity
Identity
José Lins do Rego is recorded as writer, journalist, screenwriter, literary critic and novelist.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1901
José Lins do Rego born at Pilar.
1957
José Lins do Rego died at Rio de Janeiro.
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Pilar.
Birth place
Rio de Janeiro.
Death place
Films based on his Novels
• Pureza, directed by Chianca de Garcia (1940). • Plantation Boy, directed by Valter Lima (1965), based on Menino de Engenho novel. • The Last Plantation, directed by Marcos Farias (1976), based on Fogo morto novel.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2712435: José Lins do Rego
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- “José Lins do Rego”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
- CHAPTER II. JOSÉ LINS DO REGO, Brazil’s New Novel, 1954
Scholarly · Crossref registry · 1954
authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 109136785X, José Lins do Rego, 1901-1957 (1981 : Rio de Janeiro).
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Literature
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- 1.Kenyon, Gordon. The Sugar–Cane Cycle of Jose Lins do Rego. The Americas. 14. 3. 291–300. 1958. 0003-1615.
- 2.Hafez, 1997, p.13
- 3.CARPEAUX, 1980, citado por Hafez, 1997, p.19
- 4.Hafez, 1997, p.10
Bibliography printed in the source article · 5
- Braga-Pinto, César,"José Lins do Rego e as fronteiras da amizade: Doidinho". Revista Olho d'Água 4 (2 ) (on-line). São José do Rio Preto: 2012. p. 77-87.
- Braga-Pinto, César,“Ordem e tradição: a conversão regionalista de José Lins do Rego.” Revista do Instituto de Estudos Brasileiros 52, Sept/March, 2011, p. 13-42.
- Braga-Pinto, César,“Homem de Palavra, Homem de Letras: Literatura e Responsabilidade na Obra de José Lins do Rego”. Luso Brazilian Review 42 (1), 2006.
- Braga-Pinto, César,“José Lins do Rego: sujeito aos ventos de Gilberto Freyre.” Revista de Critica Literaria Latinoamericana 59, 2004, p. 183-203.
- Braga-Pinto, César,13. “José Lins do Rego, o panfletário e o católico.” Introd. To Ligeiros Traços: escritos de juventude de José Lins do Rego. Rio de Janeiro: Editora José Olympio, 2007. 17-35
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scholarly publication
CHAPTER II. JOSÉ LINS DO REGO, Brazil’s New Novel, 1954Crossref registry
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 109136785X, José Lins do Rego, 1901-1957 (1981 : Rio de Janeiro).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2712435: José Lins do RegoWikimedia Foundation
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