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Jorge Leal Amado de Faria

Jorge Leal Amado de Faria (10 August 1912 – 6 August 2001) was a Brazilian writer of the modernist school. He remains the best known of modern Brazilian writers, with his work having been translated into some 49 languages and popularized in film, notably Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands in 1976. His work reflects the image of a Mestiço Brazil and is marked by religious syncretism. He depicted a cheerful and optimistic country that was beset, at the same time, with deep social and economic differences.

He occupied the 23rd chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1961 until his death in 2001. He won the 1984 International Nonino Prize in Italy.

Jorge Amado also was Federal Deputy for São Paulo by Brazilian Communist Party (PCB) between 1947 and 1951.

Source: Jorge Amado on Wikipedia

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Brazilian writer (1912-2001)

Born 10 Aug 1912
Died 6 Aug 2001

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  • Cover of: Dona Flor and her two husbands: a moral and amorous tale.
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    Cover of edition donaflorhertwohu00amad_1 Cover of edition donaflorhertwohu00jor_cvi Cover of edition donaflorhertwohu00amad_1 Cover of edition donaflorhertwohu00amadrich Cover of edition donaflorysusdosm0000amad Cover of edition donafloreseusdoi0000amad Cover of edition donaflorhertwohu00amad_2 First published in 1966 — 46 editions
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  • Cover of: Gabriela, clove and cinnamon
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    Cover of edition gabrielaclovecin00jorg Cover of edition gabrielaclovecin0000amad Cover of edition gabrielaclovecin00amad Cover of edition gabrielaclovecin0000amad_x2d1 First published in 1962 — 39 editions
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  • Cover of: Captains of the sands
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    Cover of edition capitesdaareiatr00 Cover of edition captainsofsands00amad Cover of edition captainsofsands0000amad First published in 1937 — 22 editions
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    Cover of edition violentland00amad First published in 1942 — 21 editions
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  • Cover of: Tereza Batista: home from the wars
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    Cover of edition terezabatistacan0000amad Cover of edition terezabatistahom00amad First published in 1972 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: Mar morto: romance.

    First published in 1940 — 15 editions
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    Cover of edition jubiabromance01amad First published in 1935 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Os subterra neos da liberdade.

    First published in 1954 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Mies roja
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    First published in 1946 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: A morte e a morte de Quincas Berro Dágua: romance
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    First published in 1962 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The war of the saints
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    Cover of edition warofsaints00amad_0 First published in 1989 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: velhos marinheiros: novelas, duas histórias do cais da Bahia

    First published in 1961 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Tieta

    First published in 1977 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: país do carnaval: romance ; Cacau : romance ; Suor : romance

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  • Cover of: Cacao ; Gabriela, clavo y canela
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  • Cover of: São Jorge dos Ilhéus

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  • Cover of: Home is the sailor: the whole truth concerning the redoubtful adventures of Captain Vasco Moscoso de Aragão, master mariner.
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Brazilian writer (1912-2001)

Born 10 Aug 1912
Died 6 Aug 2001

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, general, Brazilian Authors, Brazil, fiction, History, Biography, Description and travel, Romance brasileiro, Fiction (fictional works by one author), Portuguese fiction, Social life and customs, Brazilian Novelists, Brazilian fiction, Brazilian literature, Translations into English, Cacao growers, Drama, Festivals, Ficción, History and criticism, Interviews, Pictorial works, Saints, Travel, Architecture

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Brazil, Salvador (Brazil), Bahia (Brazil : State), Salvador, Latin America, Bahia (State), Brasil, Brasilien, Bahia, Bahia (Brazil), Brazil fiction, Diamantina Plateau, Diamantina Plateau (Brazil), Eastern Europe, Foreign countries, France, Ilheus (Brazil), Ilhéus (Brasil), Ilhéus (Brazil), Novela brasileña, Salvador de Bahia, portugiesischer, southern Brazil

People

Jorge Amado (1912-2001), Castro Alves (1847-1871), Jorge Amado (1912-), Luís Carlos Prestes (1898-), Antonio de Castro Alves, Jorge Amado, Adonias Filho (1915-), Castro Alves (1847-1871,), Dias Gomes (1922-), Luís Carlos Prestes, Luís Carlos Prestes (1898-1990), Salvador Allende Gossens (1908-1973), Zélia Gattai (1916-), Zélia Gattai (1916-2008)

Time

20th century, 1889-, 18th century, 1930, 1930s, 1945-, 19th century, 20e siècle, Geschichte 20. Jh, Revolution, 1789-1799, SIGLO XX, Siglo XX, To 1830

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Alternative names

  • Jorge Amado
  • Jorge Amado de Faria
  • J. Amado
  • JORGE AMADO
  • Amado Jorge
  • Jorge AMADO
  • AMADO JORGE

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January 13, 2025 Edited by Ryan Frozza Added new photo
January 13, 2025 Edited by Ryan Frozza Name field 'Jorge Amado' was changed to 'Jorge Leal Amado de Faria' as written in the documentation. Pen name 'Jorge Amado' was added in the author's other names.
July 10, 2024 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
October 31, 2021 Edited by dcapillae fix alternatives names
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import