Jorge Amado

One Hundred years old of Jorge Amado

Biography
Jorge Amado was
born on August 10,
1912 on Aurcidia
Farm in Ferradas.
Outbreak of smallpox
The black bladder.
His father had a
cacoa farm.
He had three
brothers.

Studies
His mother taught him read.
He completed his studies in
Salvador
In 1924 Jorge Amado broke
out of the boarding school.
He got the first job when he
was 14 years
Jorge Amado studied Laws in
Rio de Janeiro University
(UFRJ)
He was journalist, communist
and deputy.
Bohemian life

Academy of Rebeldes
Modern, but not modernist art

First work and book

Lenita was the first work. (1929)
Y. Karl - (O Jornal)
It was just childs play. We were kids when we
wrote Lenita
Edison Carneiro and Dias da Costa

The country of carnival was

the first book. (1931)
His true literary debut

Historical context

New State - Getulio Vargas

Military dictatorship
3 Prisons
Social differences
Brazilian Communist Party (PCB)
Exile
Six years of proibition of his books
Censorship

Modernism
Started in the week of modern art. (1922)
Two generations

Occupations
Romancer
Storyteller
Dramatist
Columnist
Literary critic

Jubiab and Captains of Sands

Thefts
Street Children
Religious
Dreams
Early maturity
labor rights
Politic conscience
Egalitarian society
Striker Leader
Antnio Balbuno

The boys grow up and go their separate ways: a sailor, an artist, a friar, a gigolo,
a highway bandit.

Jorge Amado his wife, sun and

dauther

Family and Friends

Zelia Gattai and Jorge Amado

Paloma Amado and Jorge Amado

Caryb, Dorival Cayme and Jorge Amado

Portinari, Graciliano Ramos, Pablo Neruda

and Jorge Amado.
Caryb and Jorge Amado
Vinicius de Moraes and Jorge Amado
Dorival and Jorge

Ansio Teixeira, Gilberto Freyre

and Jorge Amado

Jorge Amado and Joo Jorge

 Brazilian Awards

Awards
International Awards
Award Lnins peace (Moscou, 1951);
Latinidade's Award (Paris, 1971);
Award of Institut talo-Latino-Americano
(Roma, 1976);
Award Risit d'Aur (Udine, Itlia, 1984);
Award Moinho, Itlia (1984); Prmio
Dimitrof de Literature, Sofia
Bulgria (1986); Prmio Pablo Neruda,
Associao de Escritores Soviticos,
Moscou (1989);
Award world Cino Del Duca da Fundao
Simone e Cino Del Duca (1990);
Award Cames(1995).

Prmio Nacional de Romance

do Instituto Nacional do Livro (1959);
Prmio Graa Aranha (1959); Prmio
Paula Brito (1959);
Prmio Jabuti (1959 e 1995); Prmio
Lusa Cludio de Sousa, do Pen Club do
Brasil (1959); Prmio Carmen Dolores
Barbosa (1959);
Trofu Intelectual do Ano (1970); Prmio
Fernando Chinaglia, Rio de Janeiro
(1982);
Prmio Nestl de Literatura, So
Paulo(1982);
Prmio Braslia de Literatura Conjunto
de obras (1982);
Prmio Moinho Santista de Literatura
(1984);
Prmio BNB de Literatura (1985)

 Possession of Brazilian
Academic of letters.
April 6, 1961.
This award also received
by Machado de Assis and
Jos de Alencar.

Jorge Amado died in August, 6 of 2001

88 years

Celebrations

Sculpture by Jorge Amado

and Zlia Gattai
Photos of Celebration

Exposure at So Paulo,
Bahia and more states.

Bibliography References

MICHAELIS, school dictionary english x portuguese

http://translate.google.com.br/#en/pt/
http://www.jorgeamado.com.br/vida.php3
http://
auladecamporotarymam20123b1.blogspot.com.br/2012/10/3jorge-amado-e-o-modernismo.html
http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Amado
http://www.jorgeamado.org.br/

Questions

Do you think Jorge Amado was the better writer? Why?

What Jorge Amados book do you think is the best? Why?
Do you think it is important to show his books on TV?
About the historical context, in your opinion, How has the
military dictatorship influenced Jorge Amados works?
Have you ever read(Watch) any book (Film)of Jorge Amado?
Have you liked it?
What do you think about the sensualim and image of women
showed in Jorge Amados book?
Jorge Amado showed in his books polemics critics about Brazil.
Do you think that nowadays people agree with his opinions?