Viventes Das Alagoas

by Graciliano Ramos

Em Viventes das Alagoas, o autor denuncia a miséria em regiões outrora prósperas, terras aráveis entregues a animais, e uma população minguada, que às vezes vegeta em lastimável abandono.

Genres: Brazil

197 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1962

About the author

Graciliano Ramos was widely considered one of the most important Brazilian authors of the 20th century. He was a seminal voice in the literary "regionalism" movement.
As a child Ramos lived in many cities of Northeastern Brazil, stricken by poverty and severe weather conditions (droughts). After high-school, Graciliano went to Rio de Janeiro where he worked as a journalist. In 1915 he traveled to Palmeira dos Indios, state of Alagoas, to live with his father and in 1927 he was elected mayor.
In 1933 he published his first book, Caetés. A few years later he was jailed by the Getúlio Vargas government, on a charge that was never made clear. His experiences in jail would become a unique personal deposition, Memórias do Cárcere.
Graciliano died in 1953, at the age of 60. His "dry" style of writing and the conflict between the id and the world are the significant marks of his works.