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Born May 24, 1898 • Portugal
Died June 29, 1974 (aged 76) • Porto • Portugal
Notable Works “A selva” • “Emigrantes”
Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto
Brazilian author
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez
Colombian author
Rachel de Queiroz
Brazilian novelist
Ernesto Sábato, 1985.
Ernesto Sábato
Argentine writer
Tomás Eloy Martínez
Argentine novelist, journalist, and educator
Joaquim Dias Cordeiro da Matta
Angolan scholar
Adonias Filho
Brazilian author
José de Alencar.
José de Alencar
Brazilian author
Alcides Arguedas
Bolivian author
Roberto Arlt
Argentine author
Bernardo Guimarães
Brazilian author
José Saramago
José Saramago
Portuguese author
Alexandre Herculano
Portuguese historian
Camilo Castelo Branco
Camilo Castelo Branco
Portuguese novelist
Eça de Queirós, José Maria de
José Maria de Eça de Queirós
Portuguese novelist
Garrett, João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida, visconde (viscount) de Almeida Garrett
João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, viscount de Almeida Garrett
Portuguese writer
St. José de Anchieta
St. José de Anchieta
Portuguese author and scholar
Ortigão, José Duarte Ramalho
José Duarte Ramalho Ortigão
Portuguese journalist
Aquilino Ribeiro
Portuguese author
Vergílio Ferreira
Portuguese author