Jorge AmadoOne Hundred years old of Jorge Amado

Biography

• Jorge Amado was born on August 10, 1912 on Aurícidia 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 child’s 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

Jubiabá and Captains of Sands

• Thefts

• Street Children

• Religious

• Dreams

• Early maturity

• labor rights

• Politic conscience

• Egalitarian society

• Striker Leader

• Antônio Balbuíno

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

Family and Friends

Carybé, Dorival Cayme and Jorge Amado

Zelia Gattai and Jorge Amado

Carybé and Jorge Amado

Vinicius de Moraes and Jorge Amado

Paloma Amado and Jorge Amado

Portinari, Graciliano Ramos, Pablo Neruda and Jorge Amado.

Jorge Amado and João JorgeAnísio Teixeira, Gilberto Freyre and Jorge Amado

Jorge Amado his wife, sun and dauther

Dorival and Jorge

Awards

• International Awards

Award Lênin’s peace (Moscou, 1951);Latinidade's Award (Paris, 1971); Award of Institut Ítalo-Latino-Americano (Roma, 1976); Award Risit d'Aur (Udine, Itália, 1984); Award Moinho, Itália (1984); Prêmio Dimitrof de Literature, Sofia — Bulgária (1986); Prêmio Pablo Neruda, Associação de Escritores Soviéticos, Moscou (1989);Award world Cino Del Duca da Fundação Simone e Cino Del Duca (1990); Award Camões(1995).

• Brazilian Awards

Prêmio Nacional de Romance do Instituto Nacional do Livro (1959);

Prêmio Graça Aranha (1959); Prêmio Paula Brito (1959);

Prêmio Jabuti (1959 e 1995); Prêmio Luísa Cláudio de Sousa, do Pen Club do Brasil (1959); Prêmio Carmen Dolores Barbosa (1959);

Troféu Intelectual do Ano (1970); Prêmio Fernando Chinaglia, Rio de Janeiro (1982);

Prêmio Nestlé de Literatura, São Paulo(1982);

Prêmio Brasília de Literatura — Conjunto de obras (1982);

Prêmio Moinho Santista de Literatura (1984);

Prêmio BNB de Literatura (1985)

• Possession of Brazilian Academic of letters.

• April 6, 1961.

• This award also received by Machado de Assis and José de Alencar.

Jorge Amado died in August, 6 of 2001

88 years

Celebrations

Photos of Celebration

Sculpture by Jorge Amado and Zélia Gattai

Exposure at São 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/2012/10/3-jorge-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 Amado’s 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 Amado’s 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 Amado’s book?

• Jorge Amado showed in his books polemics critics about Brazil. Do you think that nowadays people agree with his opinions?