Affonso Schmidt (29 June 1890 – 3 April 1964) was a Brazilian

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, short story writer,

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, and

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Biography

Affonso Schmidt was born on Sunday, 29 June 1890, in

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. In

, he founded the newspaper ''Vésper'', and in the city of

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he was part of the editorial staff of the important libertarian periodicals '' A Plebe'' and '' A Lanterna'', alongside legendary figures of the Brazilian anarchist movement such as

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and . He also held positions in the editorial staff of the newspapers ''

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'' and ''

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''. In the city of

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, he founded the newspaper ''Voz do Povo'', which in time became the press organ of the local Workers' Federation. He was imprisoned several times for expressing what he thought. He also gained notoriety for the various campaigns he waged against

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and

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, through pamphlets, books, plays and newspaper articles. Writing intensively throughout his life, he was the author of a vast poetic and literary work gathered in more than forty books. It includes historical chronicles, and fantasy, being also a pioneer of

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. He died on Easter Friday, 3 April 1964, in

, aged 73, around three days after the

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Selected works

Poetry

* ''Lírios Roxos'' (1907) * ''Miniaturas'' * ''Janelas Abertas'' (1911) * ''Mocidade '' (1921) * ''Garoa'' (1932) * ''Lusitania'' * ''Poesias'' (1934) * ''Poesia'' (1945)

Novels

* ''Brutalidade'' * ''Os impunes'' * ''O dragão e as virgens'' (fantasia) * ''Pirapora'' * ''As levianas'' * ''Passarinho verde'' * ''Ao relento'' (fantasia) * ''Kellani'' * ''A revolução brasileira'' (crônicas) * ''A nova conflagração'' * ''O evangelho dos livros'' * ''Os negros'' * ''Carne para canhão'' * ''Curiango'' * ''A sombra de Júlio Frank'' (romance) * ''Colônia Cecília'' (romance) * ''O Retrato de Valentina'' (1947) (romance) * ''A Marcha'' (romance) * ''O Menino Felipe'' (romance) * ''O Tesouro de Cananeia'' (contos) * ''A Vida de Paulo Eiró'' (crônicas) * ''São Paulo de meus Amores'' (crônicas) * ''Zanzalá'' (1938) (novela) * ''A Primeira Viagem'' (autobiografia)

References

External links

*
Afonso Schmidt's biography
1890 births 1964 deaths Brazilian writers Brazilian people of German descent People from Cubatão {{Brazil-writer-stub Brazilian anarchists