João Cabral de Melo Neto

João Cabral de Melo Neto

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1920-01-09
Deathday: 1999-10-09 (79 years old)

Biography

João Cabral de Melo Neto (January 6, 1920 – October 9, 1999) was a Brazilian poet and diplomat, and one of the most influential writers in late Brazilian modernism. He was awarded the 1990 Camões Prize and the 1992 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, the only Brazilian poet to receive such award to date. He was considered until his death a perennial competitor for the Nobel Prize in Literature.Melo Neto's works are noted for the rigorous, yet inventive attention they pay to the formal aspects of poetry. He derives his characteristic sound from a traditional verse of five or seven syllables (called ‘’redondilha’’) and from the constant use of oblique rhymes. His style ranges from the surrealist tendency which marked his early poetry to the use of regional elements of his native northeastern Brazil. In many works, including the famed auto Morte e Vida Severina, Melo Neto's addresses the life of those affected by the poverty and inequality in Pernambuco.

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Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1920-01-09

Deathday
1999-10-09 (79 years old)

Birth Place
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Relationships
Marly de Oliveira (1986-01-01 - 1999-10-09)

Citizenships
Brazil

Awards
Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ, Grand Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, Ordem do Mérito Cultural, Prêmio Jabuti, Camões Prize, Neustadt International Prize for Literature

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