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Manuel da Fonseca

Born

in Santiago do Cacém, Portugal

October 15, 1911

Died

March 11, 1993

Genre

Short Stories, Poetry, Romance

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MANUEL DA FONSECA nasceu em Santiago do Cacém, a 15 de Outubro de 1911. Tendo feito estudos secundários em Lisboa, deixou colaboração dispersa em revistas literárias (designadamente na Atlântico) e fez parte do grupo do "Novo Cancioneiro", com a publicação de Planície (1941). Poeta e ficcionista, estreou-se com o volume de poemas Rosa dos Ventos (1940), e os livros de contos Aldeia Nova (1942) e O Fogo e as Cinzas (1942). Entre os seus romances avultam Cerromaior (1943) e Seara do Vento (1958). Integrado de início na corrente neo-realista, enveredou depois por um regionalismo expresso simbolicamente através da vegetação castigada e das pessoas sem fortuna nem esperança. Foi condecorado pela Presidência da República com a Comenda da Ordem de ...more

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Average rating: 3.85 · 988 ratings · 98 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	O Fogo e as Cinzas 3.68 avg rating — 291 ratings — published 1951 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seara de Vento 4.13 avg rating — 232 ratings — published 1958 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aldeia Nova 3.88 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 1942 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cerromaior 3.89 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1943 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tempo de Solidão 3.67 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1985 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Um Anjo No Trapézio 3.74 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1968 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O vagabundo na cidade by Manuel da Fonseca, Luís Augusto Costa Dias (Preface) 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poemas Completos 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1963	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	À Lareira Nos Fundos da Casa Onde o Retorta Tem o Café really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crónicas Algarvias 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1986 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“É preciso que a realidade em mim seja já pura invenção para que eu a reconstrua, para que eu a cante.”
― Manuel da Fonseca

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“E, quando o presente é feio e o futuro incerto, o passado vem-nos sempre à memória como o tempo em que fomos felizes.”
― Manuel da Fonseca, Aldeia Nova

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