Adolfo Simoes Müller

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Bust of Adolfo Simoes Müller in Lisbon

Adolfo Simões Müller (born August 18, 1909 in Lisbon , Portugal ; † April 17, 1989 ibid) was a Portuguese writer, journalist and cultural functionary of German descent. He is considered one of the most important authors of books for children and young people in Portugal in the 20th century and the most important of the Estado Novo (1932 to 1974).

Life

Adolfo Simões Müller initially studied medicine, but later switched to journalism and published his first book at the age of 16, a volume of poetry. This was followed by the founding of Portugal's first comic magazine (O Papagaio- Der Parrot) in 1935, which Simões Müller was editor-in-chief until 1941. Lucky Luke and Asterix were later published there and it was the first magazine outside of France to boast of having published "The Adventures of Tintin" ( Tintin ) by Herge . At the time he was also the head of the children's and youth department of the National Radio Commission (Emissiora Nacional). From 1941 to 1951 he was editor-in-chief of the children's and youth magazine "O diabrete". He has also worked as a journalist for the magazines "Navidades" and "O cavaleiro andante".

His adaptations of Portuguese classics, which he translated into youth language or easily understandable, were also known: the palette ranged from the " Lusiaden " des Camões to the " Peregrinação " by Fernão Mendes Pinto . He also translated foreign literature for young people, above all Gulliver's Travels and Michael Strogoff ( The Czar's Courier ) by Jules Verne . With "Historizinha de Portugal" in 1944 he tried for the first time to make the history of the country easy to understand for young people. In total, Simões Müller has published around 70 books.

Works (selection)

  • As asas de Icaro, poetry, 1925.
  • Historizinha de Portugal, youth history book, 1944.
  • A primeira volta ao mundo, book for young people, 1971.
  • O principe do mar, (youth biography of Prince Heinrich the Navigator), without a year.

Awards (selection)

  • Premio Nacional de literatura infantil, 1971.
  • Grande Premio da Literatura infantil of the Gulbenkian Foundation, 1982.

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personal data
SURNAME Müller, Adolfo Simoes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese writer, journalist and cultural functionary of German descent
DATE OF BIRTH August 18, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Lisbon , Portugal
DATE OF DEATH April 17, 1989
Place of death Lisbon , Portugal