Graciliano Ramos de Oliveira was a Brazilian modernist writer, politician and journalist.
13 Facts About Graciliano Ramos
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Graciliano Ramos is known worldwide for his portrayal of the precarious situation of the poor inhabitants of the Brazilian sertao in his novel Vidas secas.
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Graciliano Ramos's characters are complex, nuanced, and tend to have pessimistic world views, from which Ramos deals with topics such as the lust for power, misogyny, and infidelity.
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Graciliano Ramos's protagonists are mostly lower-class men from northeastern Brazil, which are often aspiring writers, or illiterate country workers, all of which usually have to deal with poverty and complex social relations.
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Graciliano Ramos de Oliveira was born in the city of Quebrangulo, in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, on October 27,1892, to Sebastiao Ramos de Oliveira and Maria Amelia Ramos.
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Graciliano Ramos would spend most part of his childhood travelling through different cities of Northeast Brazil.
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Graciliano Ramos published texts in the magazine O Malho, under the pen name Feliciano de Olivenca, and founded a short-lived periodical named Echo Vicosense in 1906.
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In 1927, Graciliano Ramos was elected mayor of Palmeira dos Indios: he took office in 1928 and would abdicate his post in 1930.
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Graciliano Ramos was diagnosed with lung cancer and, after an unsuccessful surgery, died on March 20,1953.
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Graciliano Ramos is survived by one daughter and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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Graciliano Ramos described himself as an atheist, although he enjoyed reading the Bible.
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The work of Graciliano Ramos should enter into public domain on January 1,2024, after the 70th anniversary of the author's death, according to Brazilian law.
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However, the last surviving daughter of Graciliano Ramos died in 2022.