Rachel de Queiroz
Rachel de Queiroz (born November 17, 1910 in Fortaleza , Brazil , † November 4, 2003 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a Brazilian writer.
In 1915 she and her family fled the drought areas of northeastern Brazil to Rio de Janeiro, but returned to study in their home state of Ceará . In 1927 she began to work as a journalist and in 1930 published her first novel O Quinze ("The Year 15"), in which she dealt with the experience of the drought. In 1931 she went back to Rio, where she joined the Communist Party. She has also written for numerous newspapers and magazines, including O Cruzeiro .
In addition to her narrative work, Queiroz has published several plays and numerous essay volumes. In 1977 she became the first female writer to become a member of the Academia Brasileira de Letras .
Books
Novels
- O quinze , 1930
- João Miguel , 1932
- Caminho de pedras , 1937
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As Três Marias , 1939
- The three Marias, German by Ingrid Führer, Verlag Klaus Wagenbach, Berlin 2013
- O galo de ouro , 1950
- Dora, Doralina , 1975
- Memorial de Maria Moura , 1992
Chronicles
- A donzela ea moura torta , 1948
- Cem crônicas escolhidas , 1958
- O brasileiro perplexo , 1964
- O caçador de tatu , 1967
- Um Alpendre, uma talk, um açude
- O homem eo tempo
- As menininhas e outras crônicas , 1976
Plays
- Lampião , 1953
- A beata Maria do Egito , 1958
- Teatro , 1995
Children's books
- O menino mágico , 1969 ( Prêmio Jabuti )
- Cafute e Pena-de-Prata , 1986
- O jogador de sinuca e mais historinhas , 1980
Autobiographies
- Nosso Ceará , 1997 (with her sister Maria Luiza de Queiroz Salek)
- Tantos Anos , 1998 (with her sister Maria Luiza de Queiroz Salek)
- Não me deixes: suas histórias e sua cozinha , Gastronomic memories, 2000 (with Maria Luiza de Queiroz Salek)
Published in Germany
- The year 15 (Frankfurt, 1978 ISBN 978-3-518-01595-7 )
- The three Marias (Berlin, 2013 ISBN 978-3803127044 )
Web links
- Rachel de Queiroz's biography on the Academia Brasileira de Letras website
- Report on a visit by Rachel de Queiroz to the University of Cologne ( Memento from May 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- Review of the German translation of "Die Drei Marias"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Queiroz, Rachel de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 17, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fortaleza , State of Ceará , Brazil |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 4, 2003 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro |