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João Guimarães Rosa

A portrait of Brazilian writer João Guimarães Rosa.
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João Guimarães Rosa

João Guimarães Rosa was born in Cordisburgo, Brazil, in 1908. Renowned for the innovation he brought to Brazilian literature, he was one of the country’s most original and inventive writers of all time. He completed a degree in medicine and worked as a doctor until 1934, when he embarked on a diplomatic career. His literary debut was the collection of short stories Sagarana, in 1946.

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