Afonso Schmidt
Brazilian writer
Biography
Bibliography (15)
Lists
Also Viewed
The basics
Quick Facts
| Intro | Brazilian writer | |
| Places | Brazil | |
| was | Writer Poet | |
| Work field | Literature | |
| Gender |
| |
| Birth | 29 June 1890, Cubatão, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| Death | 3 April 1964São Paulo, São Paulo (microregion), São Paulo metropolitan area, São Paulo (aged 73 years) |
The details
Biography
Affonso Schmidt (June 29, 1890 – April 3, 1964) was a journalist, short story writer, novelist, playwright
Biography
Affonso Schmidt was born in Cubatão. In the city of Sao Paulo, he founded the newspapers, A Plebe and A Lanterna, along with legendary figures of the anarchist moviment: Edgard Leuenroth and Oreste Ristori.
In the city of Rio de Janeiro, founded the newspaper A Voz do Povo, which, in time, became the press organ of the workers of the country.
Writer extensively throughout his life, was the author of a vast literary and poetic work gathered in more than forty books and is also a pioneer of science fiction in Brazil. He died in Rio de Janeiro, aged 73.
Selected works
Poetry
- Lírios Roxos (1907)
- Miniaturas
- Janelas Abertas (1911)
- Mocidade (1921)
- Garoa (1932)
- Lusitania
- Poesias (1934)
- Poesia (1945)
Novels
- Brutalidade
- Os impunes
- O dragão e as virgens (fantasia)
- Pirapora
- As levianas
- Passarinho verde
- Ao relento (fantasia)
- Kellani
- A revolução brasileira (crônicas)
- A nova conflagração
- O evangelho dos livros
- Os negros
- Carne para canhão
- Curiango
- A sombra de Júlio Frank (romance)
- Colônia Cecília (romance)
- O Retrato de Valentina (1947) (romance)
- A Marcha (romance)
- O Menino Felipe (romance)
- O Tesouro de Cananeia (contos)
- A Vida de Paulo Eiró (crônicas)
- São Paulo de meus Amores (crônicas)
- Zanzalá (1938) (novela)
- A Primeira Viagem (autobiografia)