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Ruben A.


Born
in Lisboa, Portugal
May 26, 1920

Died
September 23, 1975

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RUBEN ALFREDO ANDERSEN LEITÃO nasceu em Lisboa, a 26 de Maio de 1920. Formou-se em Ciências Histórico-Filosóficas na Faculdade de Letras de Coimbra. Depois de ter ensinado em Lisboa e no Porto (1945-52), foi professor de Cultura Portuguesa na Universidade de Londres (1947-52). Em 1975 assumiu o cargo de Director-Geral dos Assuntos Culturais do Ministério da Educação e Cultura. Dedicou-se aos estudos históricos, tendo consagrado vários volumes a D. Pedro V e aos arquivos de Windsor.
Ficcionista, cultivou o conto, o romance, o teatro, a novela, o ensaio, o diário e a autobiografia. Alheio a modas e escolas literárias, pode detectar-se na sua obra um surrealismo pessoal, apoiado numa grande riqueza vocabular e na sugestão fónica da linguagem (
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Average rating: 3.88 · 294 ratings · 31 reviews · 23 distinct works • Similar authors
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3.58 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1973 — 4 editions
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Cores (Obras de Ruben A)

3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1960 — 2 editions
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O Mundo à Minha Procura: Au...

4.37 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions
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3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1954 — 2 editions
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O Outro Que Era Eu

3.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1966 — 3 editions
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4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1966 — 2 editions
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Um adeus aos deuses

4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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Páginas I

4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1949
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