Guimarães Rosa

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João Guimarães Rosa (27 June 1908 – 19 November 1967) was a Brazilian poet, diplomat, novelist, short story writer and doctor, considered by many to be the greatest Brazilian writer of the 20th century and one of the greatest of all time. Rosa only wrote one novel, Grande Sertão: Veredas (known in English as The Devil to Pay in the Backlands), a revolutionary text for its blend of archaic and colloquial prose and frequent use of neologisms, taking inspiration from the spoken language of the Brazilian backlands. For its profoundly philosophical themes, the critic Antonio Candido described the …

  • Writing
  • Born 27 June 1908
  • Died 19 November 1967 (age 59)
  • Cordisburgo, Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • 24 credits

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Most-watched Guimarães Rosa films currently: The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga (1965), Noites do Sertão (1984), The Time and Turn of Augusto Matraga (2011), Sorôco, Sua Mãe, Sua Filha (1975), The Third Bank of the River (1994).

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Selected TV credits: Grande Sertão: Veredas (1985), Grande Sertão (2025).

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