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Ferreira de Castro

1898 - 1974

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José Maria Ferreira de Castro (24 May 1898 – 29 June 1974) was a Portuguese writer and journalist. Ferreira de Castro had a long career in journalism, and considered his fiction writing to be an extension of his documentary reporting; in that regard, he is considered to be one of the fathers of contemporary Portuguese social-realist (or neorealist) fiction, a forerunner of socially committed literature about the rural and working classes later further established by Alves Redol, and more than once a nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Ferreira de Castro was part of the group of noted public intellectuals that were opposed to the authoritarian Estado Novo regime; despite his participation in almost every peaceful action directed against the regime, his national and international recognition as an acclaimed novelist meant he was never a victim of excessively violent repression, such as prison, torture or loss of political rights. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferreira de Castro is the 6,034th most popular writer (down from 5,346th in 2019), the 415th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 360th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Portuguese Writer.

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Among writers, Ferreira de Castro ranks 6,034 out of 7,302. Before him are Tim O'Brien, Eva Ström, Sándor Bródy, Vladimir Tendryakov, Ingvar Ambjørnsen, and Francis Marion Crawford. After him are Ali Smith, Amy Tan, Can Dündar, Yury Kazakov, Rufus Wilmot Griswold, and Nedim Gürsel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Ferreira de Castro ranks 286. Before him are Hugh Latimer Dryden, Wallace Ford, Curtis Stevens, Norman Z. McLeod, Elemér Somfay, and Robert Keith. After him are Clarence Walker, Gertrude Lawrence, Nalini Bala Devi, Chesty Puller, Lucy Morton, and Lee Garmes. Among people deceased in 1974, Ferreira de Castro ranks 237. Before him are Katharine Cornell, Guy Simonds, Rafael Garza Gutiérrez, Gene Ammons, Léon Rosenfeld, and Giovanni D'Anzi. After him are Harry Ricardo, Enrico Rivolta, Tex Ritter, V. K. Krishna Menon, Roger Staub, and Richard Long.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Ferreira de Castro ranks 415 out of 633. Before him are Mário de Noronha (1885), George Grey (1812), Eduardo Carvalho (1982), Miguel Veloso (1986), Tonicha (1946), and Tiago Monteiro (1976). After him are Fernando Pereira (1950), Carlos Manuel (1958), Jorge de Paiva (1887), Teresa Salgueiro (1969), Eliseu (1983), and Sara Martins (1977).

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Among WRITERS In Portugal

Among writers born in Portugal, Ferreira de Castro ranks 39. Before him are Guerra Junqueiro (1850), Eugénio de Andrade (1923), Aquilino Ribeiro (1885), Natália Correia (1923), Jorge de Sena (1919), and Herberto Hélder (1930). After him are José Luís Peixoto (1974).

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