Benedito Nunes | |
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Born | Benedito José Viana da Costa Nunes (1929-11-21)November 21, 1929
Belém, Brazil |
Died | February 27, 2011(2011-02-27) (aged 81)
Belém, Brazil |
Occupation | Professor |
Awards | Prêmio Jabuti |
Benedito Nunes (November 21, 1929 - February 27, 2011) was a Brazilian philosopher and literary critic. He was born Benedito José Viana da Costa Nunes in Belém, a major city in the north of Brazil, where he was later a professor at the Federal University of Pará. He has also lectured at other universities in the south of Brazil, France and the United States.[ citation needed] In 1987, he was awarded the Prêmio Jabuti, regarded as the most prestigious literary prize in Brazil. He was awarded again with the same prize in 2010, for the literary critique A Clave do Poético. [1] He was one of the most respected authorities in contemporary Brazilian culture, and a specialist in the literary work of Brazilian modernists such as Clarice Lispector. Benedito Nunes died in his hometown Belém on February 27, 2011. [2] [3]
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