Graciliano Ramos
Brazilian novelist of the Northeastern school whose Vidas Secas (Barren Lives) is a masterwork of stark, compassionate social realism depicting the lives of drought refugees. He was imprisoned under Vargas without trial.
Works
- Barren LivesDrought-stricken family's desperate struggle for survival in rural Brazil
- AngustiaMan's psychological descent into paranoia and inner turmoil
- Sao BernardoLandowner reflects on marriage and moral compromises from his deathbed
- ChildhoodMemoir of the author's childhood in poverty-stricken Brazil
- Prison MemoirsAutobiographical account of Ramos's arrest and imprisonment for political views
- CaeteDebut novel exploring murder, obsession, and small-town secrets
- Memoirs of PrisonMemoir of Ramos's imprisonment and psychological torment during dictatorship