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Portugese
336 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
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About the author
Fernando Sabino
108 books145 followersFernando Sabino (October 12, 1923 - October 11, 2004) was a Brazilian writer and journalist.
Sabino was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, where he lived until he was twenty, when he moved to Rio de Janeiro.
Sabino was the author of 50 books, as well as many short stories and essays. His first book was published in 1941, when he was just 18 years old. Sabino vaulted to national and international fame in 1956 with the novel A Time to Meet, the tale of three friends in the inland city of Belo Horizonte. The book was inspired by Sabino's life history.
Sabino also enjoyed commercial success with The Great Insane and The Naked Man, which were made into films.
Sabino considered friendship to be one of the most important things in life. His circle of friends included Hélio Pellegrino, Otto Lara Resende, Paulo Mendes Campos, Rubem Braga, Clarice Lispector, Vinicius de Moraes, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Mário de Andrade, and Manuel Bandeira.
In the last ten years of his life, Sabino was distant from the media. Many of his close friends died before him. Two years before his death, Sabino was diagnosed with cancer. Following a prolonged illness, he died one day before his 81st birthday in his Rio de Janeiro home.
Sabino was born in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, where he lived until he was twenty, when he moved to Rio de Janeiro.
Sabino was the author of 50 books, as well as many short stories and essays. His first book was published in 1941, when he was just 18 years old. Sabino vaulted to national and international fame in 1956 with the novel A Time to Meet, the tale of three friends in the inland city of Belo Horizonte. The book was inspired by Sabino's life history.
Sabino also enjoyed commercial success with The Great Insane and The Naked Man, which were made into films.
Sabino considered friendship to be one of the most important things in life. His circle of friends included Hélio Pellegrino, Otto Lara Resende, Paulo Mendes Campos, Rubem Braga, Clarice Lispector, Vinicius de Moraes, Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Mário de Andrade, and Manuel Bandeira.
In the last ten years of his life, Sabino was distant from the media. Many of his close friends died before him. Two years before his death, Sabino was diagnosed with cancer. Following a prolonged illness, he died one day before his 81st birthday in his Rio de Janeiro home.
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December 20, 2013
Muito divertido ainda mais pra quem gosta de viajar!
January 14, 2022
Interessante relato de época feito por um ilustre viajante brasileiro. Impressiona como a elite cultural brasileira é um ovo, e como o euro-centrismo é seu traço cultural marcante. Muitas cenas narradas têm o habitual racismo/sexismo velado da época (quando viaja a países com grande população indígena, como o Peru, ou quando justifica a censura de pinturas pornográficas em Pompéia às visitantes mulheres. Me encantou especialmente seu relato sobre a comitiva brasileira em Cuba no início dos anos 1960, quando roubaram o revólver do Fidel.
August 12, 2014
Ele consegue perceber tão profundamente a realidade circundante que após trinta anos fiz uma viagem com roteiro parecido com o que ele fez e as sensações, realidades, circunstâncias e fatos relevantes são iguais. Além do fato de escrever muito bem e tornar a nossa língua ainda mais maleável e agradável.
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