Raul Germano Brandão (12 March 1867 in Foz do Douro,

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– 5 December 1930 in

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) was a Portuguese

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and military officer, notable for the realism of his literary descriptions and by the lyricism of his language. Brandão was born in Foz do Douro, a parish of

, where he spent the majority of his youth. Born in a family of sailors, the ocean and the sailors are recurring themes in his work.

Biography

Brandão completed his secondary studies in 1891. After that, he joined the military academy, where he initiated a long career in the Ministry of War. While working in the ministry, he also worked as a journalist and published several books. In 1896, Brandão was commissioned in

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, where he would meet his future wife. He married in the next year and settled in the city. Despite living in Guimarães, Brandão spent long periods in

. After retiring from the army, in 1912, Brandão initiated the most productive period of his writing career. He died on 5 December 1930, age 63, after a lifetime of writing and publishing.

Published works

*1890 - ''Impressões e Paisagens'' *1896 - ''História de um Palhaço'' *1901 - ''O Padre'' *1903 - ''A Farsa'' *1906 - ''Os Pobres'' (''The Poor'', trans. Karen Sotelino.

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, 2016) *1912 - ''El-Rei Junot'' *1914 - ''A Conspiração de 1817'' *1917 - ''Húmus'' (1917) *1919 - ''Memórias'' (vol. I) *1923 - ''Teatro'' *1923 - ''Os Pescadores'' *1924 - "A Pesca da Baleia" *1925 - ''Memórias'' (vol. II) *1926 - ''As Ilhas Desconhecidas'' *1926 - ''A Morte do Palhaço e o Mistério da Árvore'' *1927 - ''Jesus Cristo em Lisboa'', with Teixeira de Pascoaes *1929 - ''O Avejão'' *1930 - ''Portugal Pequenino'', with Maria Angelina Brandão *1931 - ''O Pobre de Pedir'' *1933 - ''Vale de Josafat''

References

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External links

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