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Jul 05, 1924 Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco, Brazil Died on 08 Jul 1978 (aged 54)
Brazilian novelist
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About Osman Lins
- Osman Lins (July 5, 1924, Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco, Brazil – July 8, 1978, São Paulo, Brazil) was a Brazilian novelist and short story writer.
- He is considered to be one of the leading innovators of Brazilian literature in the mid 20th century.
- He graduated from the University of Recife in 1946 with a degree in economics and finance, and held a position as bank clerk from 1943 until 1970.
- From 1970 to 1976 he taught literature. His first novel, 0 Visitante ("The Visitor"), was published in 1955.
- His later publications would bring him international recognition and establish his reputation—Nove, Novena (1966; "Nine, Ninth"), a collection of short stories, Avalovara (1973), a novel, and A Rainha dos Cárceres da Grécia (1976; "The Queen of the Grecian Jails"), a novel/essay. Lins was the recipient of three major Brazilian literary awards, which included the Coelho Neto Prize of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
