Rachel de Queiroz was born on 17 November 1910 in Fortaleza, capital of the northeastern state of Ceará.[1] During her childhood, her family spent a couple of years in Rio de Janeiro and Belém before moving back to Fortaleza.[1]
She began her career in journalism in 1927 under the pen name "Rita de Queiroz".[1] She entered the national spotlight with the unexpected success of her debut novel O Quinze in 1930.[1] She published another three novels before moving to Rio in 1939.[2] She was also renowned for her chronicles, short topical newspaper pieces.
rachel, queiroz, brazilian, portuguese, ʁaˈkɛw, dʒi, ˈkejɾɔs, november, 1910, november, 2003, brazilian, author, translator, journalist, 1971, from, collection, brazilian, national, archivesstatue, fortaleza, capital, ceará, contents, biography, legacy, works,. Rachel de Queiroz Brazilian Portuguese ʁaˈkɛw dʒi ˈkejɾɔs November 17 1910 November 4 2003 was a Brazilian author translator and journalist Rachel de Queiroz 1971 from the collection of the Brazilian National ArchivesStatue of Rachel de Queiroz in Fortaleza capital of Ceara Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 Works 3 1 Novels 3 2 Drama 3 3 Collections of chronicles 3 4 Non fiction 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditRachel de Queiroz was born on 17 November 1910 in Fortaleza capital of the northeastern state of Ceara 1 During her childhood her family spent a couple of years in Rio de Janeiro and Belem before moving back to Fortaleza 1 She began her career in journalism in 1927 under the pen name Rita de Queiroz 1 She entered the national spotlight with the unexpected success of her debut novel O Quinze in 1930 1 She published another three novels before moving to Rio in 1939 2 She was also renowned for her chronicles short topical newspaper pieces In 1964 she became Brazil s representative to the UN and in 1977 she became the first female writer to enter the Academia Brasileira de Letras She won the Camoes Prize 1993 and the Premio Jabuti She died of a heart attack in her apartment in Leblon Rio de Janeiro on 4 November 2003 about two weeks before her 93rd birthday 2 source source Rachel de Queiroz in the Academia Brasileira de Letras 1977 The Brazilian Marines base in the UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti MINUSTAH is named after her Legacy EditHer novel O Quinze was made into a film in 2004 3 On November 17 2017 Google celebrated her 107th birthday with a Google Doodle 4 Works EditNovels Edit 1930 O Quinze 1932 Joao Miguel 1937 O caminho das pedras 1939 As tres Marias 1950 O galo de ouro 1975 Dora Doralina 1992 Memorial de Maria MouraDrama Edit 1953 Lampiao 1958 A Beata Maria do EgitoCollections of chronicles Edit 1963 O brasileiro perplexo 1967 O cacador de tatu 1976 As menininhas e outras cronicasNon fiction Edit 1998 Tantos anos co authored with her sister Maria Luiza References Edit a b c d Rachel de Queiroz in Portuguese Academia Brasileira de Letras a b Morre no Rio a escritora Rachel de Queiroz Folha de S Paulo in Portuguese November 4 2003 O Quinze 2004 IMDb Rachel de Queiroz s 107th Birthday Google 17 November 2017 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rachel de Queiroz Biography Archived from the original on October 26 2009 Retrieved October 9 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Hope edu Biography Rachel de Queiroz at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rachel de Queiroz amp oldid 1176337551, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
