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Amado, Jorge

(Encyclopedia) Amado, JorgeAmado, Jorgezhôrˈzhĭ əmäˈd&oobreve; [key], 1912–2001, Brazilian novelist. Amado's works deal largely with the poor urban black and mulatto communities of Bahia. His…

Jorge Amado Biography

Jorge AmadoNovelistBorn: 8/10/1912Birthplace: Itabuna, Bahia, Brasil Brazilian novelist whose political and comic novels have been translated into 50 languages. A former communist, Amado…

Jorge Amado 2001 Deaths

Jorge AmadoAge: 88 Brazilian novelist whose political and comic novels have been translated into 50 languages. A former communist, Amado lampooned Brazil's politicians, and as a result spent…

Salvador, city, Brazil

(Encyclopedia) SalvadorSalvadorsălˈvədôrˌ, Port. səlvəᵺôrˈ [key] or BahiaSalvadorbəēˈyə [key], formerly São SalvadorSalvadorsouN [key], city (1991 pop. 2,075,273), capital of Bahia state, E Brazil, a…

Nervo, Amado

(Encyclopedia) Nervo, AmadoNervo, Amadoämäˈᵺō nārˈvō [key], 1870–1919, Mexican poet. Known as the “monk of poetry,” he studied for the priesthood but abandoned it for writing. An intimate friend of…

A. R. Ammons 2001 Deaths

A. R. AmmonsAge: 75 award-winning poet whose simple verse often disguised the depth of his work. Ammons wrote nearly 30 books of poetry and won scores of awards, including two National Book…

Great Alzana 2001 Deaths

Great Alzana(Harold Davis)Age: 82 daredevil high-wire artist who was the top-billed act for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus for 20 years. Although he was quite accident…

Christiane Amanpour

Christiane AmanpourTV news correspondentBorn: 1958Birthplace: London After earning a BA in journalism from the University of Rhode Island, Amanpour worked as an electronic graphics designer…

Christiane Amanpour Biography

Christiane AmanpourTV news correspondentBorn: 1958Birthplace: London After earning a BA in journalism from the University of Rhode Island, Amanpour worked as an electronic graphics designer…

Julia Alvarez Biography

Julia AlvarezAuthorBorn: 3/27/1950Birthplace: New York, New York The writing of Julia Alvarez incorporates her vivid memories of childhood in the Dominican Republic, which her family fled in…