Graciliano Ramos
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Date: 2008
Graciliano Ramos , 1892-1953, Brazilian novelist. His work is marked by psychological analysis and focuses on social problems in rural districts of NE Brazil.
Bibliography: 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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