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José Lins do Rego

Born

in Pilar, Paraíba, Brazil

July 03, 1901

Died

September 12, 1957

Genre

Fiction

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José Lins do Rego Cavalcanti (July 3, 1901 in Pilar Paraíba - September 12, 1957 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian novelist most known for his semi-autobiographical "sugarcane cycle." These novels were the basis of films that had distribution in the English speaking world. ...more

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Average rating: 3.8 · 2,824 ratings · 180 reviews · 39 distinct works • Similar authors

	Menino de Engenho 3.70 avg rating — 1,282 ratings — published 1932 — 27 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
	Fogo Morto 3.96 avg rating — 806 ratings — published 1943 — 15 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
	Doidinho 3.72 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 1933 — 12 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
	Bangüê 3.89 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1976 — 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
	Riacho doce: Romance 3.68 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1990 — 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
	Pedra Bonita 4.02 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Cangaceiros: Romance 4.03 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1953 — 13 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 Moleque Ricardo 4.03 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1935 — 8 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
	Usina 3.58 avg rating — 45 ratings — 8 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
	Histórias da Velha Totônia 3.68 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1936 — 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

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“E um sonho de menino é maior que de gente grande, porque fica mais próximo da realidade.”
― José Lins do Rego, Menino de Engenho

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“Sabia que Deus fizera o mundo, que havia céu e inferno, e que a gente sofre na Terra por causa de uma maçã.”
― José Lins do Rego, Menino de Engenho

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“O costume de ver todo dia esta gente na sua degradação me habituava com a sua desgraça. Nunca, menino, tive pena deles. Achava muito natural que vivessem dormindo em chiqueiros, comendo um nada, trabalhando como burros de carga. A minha compreensão da vida fazia-me ver nisto uma obra de Deus. Eles nasceram assim porque Deus quisera, e porque Deus quisera nós éramos brancos e mandávamos neles. Mandávamos também nos bois, nos burros, nos matos.”
― José Lins do Rego, Menino de Engenho

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