Vitorino Nemésio
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Vitorino Nemésio was a Portuguese author who directed the literary journal Revista de Portugal from 1939 to 1945. This journal expanded the scope of Portuguese neorealism by featuring poetry that reflected new trends, including French Surrealism and English Imagism. Nemésio's regional novel, Mau tempo no canal (1945), translated as Stormy Isles: An Azorean Tale, is recognized as one of the best novels of the mid-20th century.12
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PortugalLiteratureThe novelist, essayist, and poet Vitorino Nemésio received acclaim for his novel Mau tempo no canal (1944; “Bad Weather in the Channel”; Eng. trans. Stormy Isles: An Azorean Tale).
Read MoreThe novelist, essayist, and poet Vitorino Nemésio received acclaim for his novel Mau tempo no canal (1944; “Bad Weather in the Channel”; Eng. trans. Stormy Isles: An Azorean Tale).
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Portuguese literatureFrom monarchy to republicFrom 1939 to 1945 Vitorino Nemésio directed the literary journal Revista de Portugal (“Portuguese Review”), which broadened the horizons of Portuguese neorealism by publishing poetry that exemplified new trends and movements, including French Surrealism and English Imagism. (Surrealism did not manifest itself in Portuguese literature until the late 1940s…
Read MoreFrom 1939 to 1945 Vitorino Nemésio directed the literary journal Revista de Portugal (“Portuguese Review”), which broadened the horizons of Portuguese neorealism by publishing poetry that exemplified new trends and movements, including French Surrealism and English Imagism. (Surrealism did not manifest itself in Portuguese literature until the late 1940s…
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