José Lins Do Rego Cavalcanti
José Lins Do Rego Cavalcanti;José Lins Do Rego;Jose Lins Do Rego Cavalcanti;Jose Lins Do Rego
Place: Pilar
Born: 1901
Death: 1957
Biography:
José Lins do Rego Cavalcanti was a Brazilian novelist born in Pilar, Brazil in 1901. He is best known for his semi-autobiographical 'sugarcane cycle' of novels, which were the basis of films that had distribution in the English-speaking world. Along with Graciliano Ramos and Jorge Amado, he is considered one of the greatest regionalist writers of Brazil. He died in Rio de Janeiro in 1957.