Antônio Callado
Antônio Callado (26 January 1917 – 28 January 1997) was a Brazilian journalist, playwright, and novelist. Born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Callado studied law, then worked as a journalist in London for the BBC's Brazilian Service from 1941 to 1947. Callado began writing fiction in the 1950s. His first novel, A assunção de Salviano (The Assumption of Salviano), was published in 1954, and his last, O homem cordial e outras histórias (Men of Feeling and Other Stories), came out in 1993. Quarup (1967) is regarded as his most famous work. Callado has received literary prizes that include the Golfinho de Ouro and the Prêmio Brasília.[citation needed] He died in Rio de Janeiro, aged 80.
Works
- O fígado de Prometeu, play (1951)
- A assunção de Salviano, novel (1954)
- A cidade assassinada, play (1954)
- Frankel, play (1955)
- A madona de cedro, novel (1957)
- Retrato de Portinari, biography (1957)
- Pedro Mico, play (1957)
- Colar de coral, play (1957)
- O tesouro de Chica da Silva, play (1962)
- Forró no Engenho Cananéia, play (1964)
- Quarup, novel (1967) which was the source of the film Kuarup
- Bar Don Juan, novel (1971)
- Reflexos do baile, novel (1976)
- Sempreviva, novel (1981)
- A expedição Montaigne, novel (1982)
- A revolta da cachaça, play (1983)
- Concerto carioca, novel (1985)
- Memórias de Aldenham House, novel (1989)
- O homem cordial e outras histórias, short stories (1993)
See also
References
- ↑ Estenssoro, Hugo (1 February 1997). "Obituary: Antonio Callado". The Independent. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
- ↑ Press, The Associated (10 February 1997), Antonio Callado, 80, A Brazilian Novelist With Political Impact, ISSN 0362-4331, retrieved 29 April 2026
- ↑ (in Portuguese) biblio.com.br - Biography, works
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