Ramos, Graciliano
Graciliano Ramos (räm´ŏs), 1892–1953, Brazilian novelist. His work is marked by psychological analysis and focuses on social problems in rural districts of NE Brazil.
See his novel São Bernardo (1934, tr. 1975) and his memoir Childhood (1949, tr. 1979); study by C. de Oliveira (1988).
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DIED: 1976, Créteil, France
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GENRE: Fiction, nonfiction, criticism
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