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Pattern for a Tapestry: A Novel
Hardcover
Published January 1, 1984
About the author
Autran Dourado
34 books14 followersWaldomiro Freitas Autran Dourado (1926 – September 30, 2012) was a Brazilian novelist.
Dourado was born in Patos de Minas, state of Minas Gerais. Going against current trends in Brazilian literature, Dourado's works display much concern with literary form, with many obscure words and expressions. Minas Gerais is the setting for most of Dourado's books, resembling the early to mid-20th century regionalist trend in Brazilian literature. Most literary critics consider Dourado's work to have similarities to Baroque literature.
In 1981, Dourado won the prestigious Goethe Prize.
In 2000, Dourado won the Camões Prize, the most important literary prize in the Portuguese sprachraum.
Dourado was born in Patos de Minas, state of Minas Gerais. Going against current trends in Brazilian literature, Dourado's works display much concern with literary form, with many obscure words and expressions. Minas Gerais is the setting for most of Dourado's books, resembling the early to mid-20th century regionalist trend in Brazilian literature. Most literary critics consider Dourado's work to have similarities to Baroque literature.
In 1981, Dourado won the prestigious Goethe Prize.
In 2000, Dourado won the Camões Prize, the most important literary prize in the Portuguese sprachraum.
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