João Aguiar
João Casimiro Namorado de Aguiar (born October 26, 1943 in Lisbon ; † June 3, 2010 ibid) was a Portuguese writer .
biography
Aguiar, who spent his childhood in his hometown Lisbon and in Beira in Mozambique , studied journalism at the Université Libre de Bruxelles after attending school . After his return to Portugal in 1976 he worked as a journalist for the public broadcaster Rádio e Televisão de Portugal . He also worked as a journalist and editor for the daily newspapers Diário de Notícias , A Luta, Diário Popular, O País and Sábado. In 1981 he became an employee of the press department of the Ministry of Health.
As a writer, he mainly devoted himself to the former Portuguese colony of Macau , which he first visited in the late 1980s.
His most important novels published by Livros do Oriente include:
- O canto dos fantasmas , 1990
- Os Comedores de Pérolas (The Pearl Eaters of Macau), 1992
- Inês de Portugal (The Lady-in-Waiting), 1997
- O Dragão de Fumo (The Tobacco Dragon), 1998
- A Catedral Verde (The Green Cathedral), 2000
- O Tigre Sentado (The Seated Tiger), 2005
Most recently, João Aguiar published O Priorado do Cifrão, a crime parody of Dan Brown's world success The Da Vinci Code . He was also very popular as an author of books for young people ; the O Bando dos Quatro series has well over 20 volumes.
In addition, excerpts from his works have appeared in the journal Jornal Ponto Final .
Web links
- Literature by and about João Aguiar in the catalog of the German National Library
- PÚBLICO: Morreu o escritor João Aguiar ( Memento of February 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), June 3, 2010
- LUSA: João Aguiar: Escritor fica irremediavelmente ligado a Macau , June 3, 2010
- TFM ONLINE: João Aguiar (1943-2010) , June 4, 2010
Individual evidence
- ^ O canto dos fantasmas
- ↑ Inês de Portugal (book review in Portuguese)
- ↑ João Aguiar - "O Priorado do Cifrão"
- ↑ O Priorado do Cifrão (book review in Portuguese) ( Memento of April 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aguiar, João |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aguiar, João Casimiro Namorado de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lisbon |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 3, 2010 |
| Place of death | Lisbon |