O Quinze

Name: O Quinze
ISBN: 9788503011501

by Rachel de Queiroz

Prémio Camões · 1993 · Winner

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Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Prémio Camões	1993	Winner

About the Author

Rachel de QueirozBrazilian

Rachel de Queiroz (1910-2003) was a pioneering Brazilian author, translator, and journalist, best known for her debut novel O Quinze (1930), which brought her national fame for its realistic portrayal of drought and poverty in northeastern Brazil. She published several novels and renowned chronicles, became the first woman elected to the Academia Brasileira de Letras in 1977, and received major awards including the Camões Prize in 1993.