Francisco Pereira da Silva
Francisco Pereira da Silva (born August 11, 1918 in Campo Maior , Piauí , † April 8, 1985 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a Brazilian playwright .
Life
Francisco Pereira da Silva studied law and library science at the Universities of Teresina and São Luís . In 1942 he moved to Rio de Janeiro and got a job at the Brazilian National Library , where he worked until his death.
In addition to numerous dramas, he also wrote scripts and received several prizes and awards for his works.
In the German-speaking world, he was best known for his popular drama Speckhut . The German premiere took place on March 31, 1974 at the Berliner Volksbühne in a production by Manfred Karge and Matthias Langhoff .
Works (selection)
- Speckhut (Chaupéu-de-Sebo) , German by Andreas Klotsch , in: Brasilianische Dramen , ed. by Andreas Klotsch, Berlin: Volk und Welt 1971, pp. 245–298
- Teatro completo , 3 volumes, Rio de Janeiro 2009
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the staging on the Volksbühne website ( memento of the original from February 4, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Short biography: Francisco Pereira da Silva. In: Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural (Portuguese)
- Photos of the Berlin performance of Speckhut
- Literature by and about Francisco Pereira da Silva in the WorldCat bibliographic database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Silva, Francisco Pereira there |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 11, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Campo Maior , Piauí |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 1985 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro |