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Moacyr Scliar

Moacyr Jaime Scliar (March 23, 1937February 27, 2011) was a Brazilian writer and physician. Most of his writing centers on issues of Jewish identity in the Diaspora and particularly on being Jewish in Brazil. Scliar is best known outside Brazil for his 1981 novel Max and the Cats (Max e os Felinos), the story of a young German man who flees Berlin after he comes to the attention of the Nazis for having had an affair with a married woman.

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Moacyr Scliar

O escritor brasileiro Moacir Scliar.

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Name
Moacyr Scliar
Birth Name
Moacyr Jaime Scliar
Born
March 23, 1937
Birthplace
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul
Died
27 February 2011
Occupation
Writer, physician
Nationality
Brazil
Fields
chronicle · children's and young adult · essay
Education
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Honours
Prêmio Jabuti · Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)
Languages
Portuguese

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Moacyr Jaime Scliar (March 23, 1937February 27, 2011) was a Brazilian writer and physician. Most of his writing centers on issues of Jewish identity in the Diaspora and particularly on being Jewish in Brazil. Scliar is best known outside Brazil for his 1981 novel Max and the Cats (Max e os Felinos), the story of a young German man who flees Berlin after he comes to the attention of the Nazis for having had an affair with a married woman.

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  1. 01Biography
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  4. 04Honours and memberships
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