Rachel de Queiroz
Rachel de Queiroz (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁaˈkɛw d(ʒ)i ˈkejˈɾɔs], November 17, 1910 – November 4, 2003) was a Brazilian author, translator and journalist.
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Biography
Rachel was born on 17 November 1910 in Fortaleza, capital of the northeastern state of Ceará.[1] During her childhood, her family spent a couple of years in Rio de Janeiro and Belém before moving back to Fortaleza.[1]
She began her career in journalism in 1927 under the pen name "Rita de Queiroz".[1] She entered national spotlight with the unexpected success of her debut novel O Quinze in 1930.[1] She published other three novels before moving to Rio, in 1939.[2] She was also renowned for her cronicas, short topical newspaper pieces.
In 1964 she became Brazil's representative to the UN and in 1977 she became the first woman writer to enter the Academia Brasileira de Letras. She won the Camões Prize (1993) and the Prêmio Jabuti.
She died of heart attack in her apartment in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro on 4 November 2003, about two weeks before her 93rd birthday.[2]
Legacy
Her novel O Quinze was recently made into a film.[3]
Works
Novels
- (1930) O Quinze
- (1932) João Miguel
- (1937) O caminho das pedras
- (1939) As três Marias
- (1950) O galo de ouro
- (1992) Memorial de Maria Moura
Drama
- (1953) Lampião
- (1958) A Beata Maria do Egito
Collections of cronicas
- (1963) O brasileiro perplexo
- (1967) O caçador de tatu
- (1976) As menininhas e outras crônicas
Non-fiction
- (1998) Tantos anos (co-authored with her sister, Maria Luíza)
References
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- Biography at the Wayback Machine (archived October 26, 2009)
- Hope.edu Biography
- Rachel de Queiroz at the Internet Movie Database
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