Manuel da Fonseca
Manuel da Fonseca | |
|---|---|
| Born | Manuel Lopes Fonseca 15 October 1911 |
| Died | 11 March 1993 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, poet |
Manuel Lopes Fonseca, better known as Manuel da Fonseca (15 October 1911 in Santiago do Cacém – 11 March 1993), was a Portuguese writer and poet.[1]
Life and career
Fonseca grew up during the Spanish Civil War, which affected him greatly.[2] He was a boxing champion in college.[1] Fonseca also had a son.[2]
Fonseca wrote both novels and poems, largely centering around the Alentejo region of Portugal in which he was born. His first poem, published in 1940, was entitled "Rosa dos Ventos", and his best-known novel, Cerromaior, was adapted into a film by Luís Filipe Rocha.[2]
- Rosa-dos-Ventos (1940)
- Planície (1941)
- Aldeia Nova (1942)
- Cerromaior (1943)
- Casa no Vento (1950)
- O Fogo e as Cinzas (1951)
- Poemas Completos (1958)
- Seara de Vento (1958)
- Un Anjo no Trapézio (1968)
- Tempo de solidão (1969)
- Obra poética (1984)
- Crónicas Algarvias (1986)
References
- ^ a b c "Manuel da Fonseca | Portuguese author". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ^ a b c "Manuel da Fonseca, Novelist and Poet, 81". The New York Times. Associated Press. 1993-03-12. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
- ^ Puga, Rogério Miguel (2011). Chronology of Portuguese Literature: 1128-2000. Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publisher. ISBN 978-1-5275-5125-1.