Manoel de Barros
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Manoel Wenceslau Leite de Barros (born December 19, 1916, Cuiabá
) is a Brazilian poet. He has won many awards for his work, including twice the Prêmio Jabuti
(the "Tortoise Prize"), the most important literary award in Brazil
. Today he is renowned by his critics as one of the great names of contemporary Brazilian poetry, and by many authors he has been considered the greatest living poet from Brazil. The poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade
recognized Manoel de Barros as the biggest poet of Brazil.
In the year 1998 the poet was rewarded with the "National prize of Literature of the Ministry of the Culture from Brazil", for the set of the work.
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Cuiabá
Under the Koppen climate classification, Cuiaba features a tropical wet and dry climate. Cuiabá is famous for its searing heat, although temperatures in winter can arrive sporadically at 10 degrees, indeed atypical, caused by cold fronts coming from the south, and that may only last one or two...
) is a Brazilian poet. He has won many awards for his work, including twice the Prêmio Jabuti
Prêmio Jabuti
The Prêmio Jabuti is the most important and well-known literary award in Brazil. It was created in 1958 by Edgard Cavalheiro....
(the "Tortoise Prize"), the most important literary award in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Today he is renowned by his critics as one of the great names of contemporary Brazilian poetry, and by many authors he has been considered the greatest living poet from Brazil. The poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Carlos Drummond de Andrade was perhaps the most influential Brazilian poet of the 20th century. He has become something of a national poet; his poem "Canção Amiga" was printed on the 50 cruzados note...
recognized Manoel de Barros as the biggest poet of Brazil.
In the year 1998 the poet was rewarded with the "National prize of Literature of the Ministry of the Culture from Brazil", for the set of the work.
Translated editions
German- 1996—Das Buch der Unwissenheiten
French
- 2003—La Parole sans Limites. Une Didactique de lInvention
Spanish
- 2002 - Todo lo que no invento es falso
- 2005 - Riba del dessemblat
English
- 2010 - Birds for a Demolition (translated by Idra Novey, Carnegie Mellon University Press)