Lima Barreto
Lima Barreto | |
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| Born | Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto 13 May 1881 Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil |
| Died | 1 November 1922 (aged 41) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer, journalist |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Education | Colégio Pedro II |
| Alma mater | Escola Politécnica da UFRJ |
| Period | 1900–1922 |
| Genre | Satire |
| Literary movement | Pre-Modernism |
| Notable works | Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma, Os Bruzundangas, Clara dos Anjos, O Cemitério dos Vivos |
| Relatives | Afonso Celso de Assis Figueiredo |
Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto (13 May 1881 – 1 November 1922) was a Brazilian novelist and journalist. A major figure in Brazilian Pre-Modernism, he is famous for the novel Triste Fim de Policarpo Quaresma, a bitter satire of the early years of the First Brazilian Republic.