Vitorino Nemésio

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Bust of Nemésios in his hometown Praia da Vitória
Vitorino Nemésios birth house in Praia da Vitória, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal

Vitorino Nemésio (born December 9, 1901 in Praia da Vitória , Terceira , Azores ; † February 20, 1978 in Lisbon ; actually Vitorino Nemésio Mendes Pinheiro da Silva ) was a Portuguese writer whose main focus was on the representation of local and Azorean stories.

Life

Nemésio was born in Praia da Vitória in the Azores in 1901. From 1939 until his retirement he was Professor of Romance Languages ​​in Lisbon. He appeared primarily as a poet and novelist. His work has not yet been translated into German. Nemésio died in Lisbon in 1978.

Works

poetry

  • O Bicho Harmonioso (1938)
  • Eu, Comovido a Oeste (1940)
  • Nem Toda a Noite a Vida (1953)
  • O Verbo ea Morte (1959)
  • Canto de Véspera (1966)
  • Sapateia Açoriana, Andamento Holandês e Outros Poemas (1976)

Novels

  • Paço de Milhafre (1924)
  • Varanda de Pilatos (1926)
  • Mau Tempo no Canal (1944)

Essays and reviews

  • Sob os Signos de Agora (1932)
  • A Mocidade de Herculano (1934)
  • Relações Francesas do Romantismo Português (1936)
  • Ondas Médias (1945)
  • Conhecimento de Poesia (1958)

Chronicles

  • O Segredo de Ouro Preto (1954)
  • Corsário das Ilhas (1956)
  • Jornal do Observador (1974).
personal data
SURNAME Nemésio, Vitorino
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Silva, Vitorino Nemésio Mendes Pinheiro da (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Praia da Vitória , Azores
DATE OF DEATH February 20, 1978
Place of death Lisbon