Antônio Callado
Antônio Callado (26 January 1917 – 28 January 1997) was a Brazilian journalist, playwright, and novelist. Born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Callado studied law, then worked as a journalist in London for the BBC's Brazilian Service from 1941 to 1947. Callado began writing fiction in the 1950s. His first novel, A assunção de Salviano (The Assumption of Salviano), was published in 1954, and his last, O homem cordial e outras histórias (Men of Feeling and Other Stories), came out in 1993. Quarup (1967) is regarded as his most famous work.[1][2] Callado has received literary prizes that include the Golfinho de Ouro and the Prêmio Brasília.[citation needed] He died in Rio de Janeiro, aged 80.
Works
[edit]- O fígado de Prometeu, play (1951)[3]
- A assunção de Salviano, novel (1954)
- A cidade assassinada, play (1954)
- Frankel, play (1955)
- A madona de cedro, novel (1957)
- Retrato de Portinari, biography (1957)
- Pedro Mico, play (1957)
- Colar de coral, play (1957)
- O tesouro de Chica da Silva, play (1962)
- Forró no Engenho Cananéia, play (1964)
- Quarup, novel (1967) which was the source of the film Kuarup
- Bar Don Juan, novel (1971)
- Reflexos do baile, novel (1976)
- Sempreviva, novel (1981)
- A expedição Montaigne, novel (1982)
- A revolta da cachaça, play (1983)
- Concerto carioca, novel (1985)
- Memórias de Aldenham House, novel (1989)
- O homem cordial e outras histórias, short stories (1993)
See also
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References
[edit]- ↑ Estenssoro, Hugo (1 February 1997). "Obituary: Antonio Callado". The Independent. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ Press, The Associated (10 February 1997), Antonio Callado, 80, A Brazilian Novelist With Political Impact, ISSN 0362-4331, retrieved 29 April 2026
- ↑ (in Portuguese) biblio.com.br - Biography, works
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