WRITER

Graciliano Ramos

1892 - 1953

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Graciliano Ramos de Oliveira (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡɾasiliˈɐnu ˈʁɐmuz dʒi oliˈvejɾɐ]; October 27, 1892 – March 20, 1953) was a Brazilian modernist writer, politician and journalist. He is known worldwide for his portrayal of the precarious situation of the poor inhabitants of the Brazilian sertão in his novel Vidas secas. His characters are complex, nuanced, and tend to have pessimistic world views, from which Ramos deals with topics such as the lust for power (the main theme in São Bernardo), misogyny (a key point in Angústia), and infidelity. His protagonists are mostly lower-class men from northeastern Brazil, which are often aspiring writers (such as in Caetés), or illiterate country workers, all of which usually have to deal with poverty and complex social relations. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Graciliano Ramos is the 4,773rd most popular writer (down from 4,763rd in 2019), the 550th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 537th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Brazilian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Graciliano Ramos ranks 4,773 out of 7,302. Before him are Henri Alleg, Jenő Rejtő, Larry Collins, Michael Cristofer, Hallgrímur Helgason, and Stefano Benni. After him are Peider Lansel, Svatopluk Čech, Frédérick Tristan, Corín Tellado, Zakaria Tamer, and Ion Druță.

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Among people born in 1892, Graciliano Ramos ranks 233. Before him are Lauge Koch, Werner Bergengruen, Mykola Kulish, Eddie Cantor, Henry Macintosh, and Mississippi John Hurt. After him are Seiichiro Kashio, James Van Fleet, Peter Romanovsky, Wendell Willkie, Ōten Shimokawa, and Leon Kozłowski. Among people deceased in 1953, Graciliano Ramos ranks 138. Before him are Paul Niggli, Charles William Miller, Antonio Conte, Albert Coates, Trần Trọng Kim, and Georg Zacharias. After him are Ludomir Różycki, Vladas Mironas, Bogdan Kobulov, Norman Ross, Kaarlo Koskelo, and Karel Domin.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Graciliano Ramos ranks 550 out of 2,236. Before him are Hermógenes Fonseca (1908), Marco Antônio (1951), Cláudio Coutinho (1939), Josué de Castro (1908), Pedro Diniz (1970), and Tarcísio Meira (1935). After him are Zé Maria (1949), Edson Tavares (1956), Luisão (1981), José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco (1819), Warwick Estevam Kerr (1922), and Nélida Piñon (1937).

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Among WRITERS In Brazil

Among writers born in Brazil, Graciliano Ramos ranks 24. Before him are Lui Morais (1961), Lygia Fagundes Telles (1923), Ana Maria Machado (1941), Rachel de Queiroz (1910), Moacyr Scliar (1937), and Gonçalves Dias (1823). After him are Nélida Piñon (1937), Olavo Bilac (1865), Lygia Bojunga Nunes (1932), Manuel Bandeira (1886), João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920), and João Ubaldo Ribeiro (1941).

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