Bernardo Élis
Bernardo Élis (1915–1997) was a Brazilian novelist and professor. He was born in the state of Goiás to a literary family; his father was the symbolist poet Erico Curado.[1] Élis is primarily remembered today as an author of short fiction. His novel O Tronco won the Premio Jabuti in 1967, and was adapted into an award-winning film by João Batista de Andrade.[2][3][4]
In 1975, Elis was elected to the Brazilian Academy of Letters.[5] He taught geography at the Federal University of Goiás and literature at the Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Bernardo Élis". CEB (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ↑ Rocha, Hélio (November 21, 2021). "Bernardo Élis, 24 anos atrás". Jornal Opção (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ↑ Redação (January 21, 2024). ""O Tronco", de Bernardo Élis, é grande leitura, e é cinema". Jornal Opção (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved February 9, 2025.
- ↑ Bergamo, Edvaldo A.; Canedo, Rogério Max (December 30, 2015). "Romance, história e sociedade em O tronco de Bernardo Élis". Revista Cerrados (in Portuguese). 24 (39). ISSN 1982-9701.
- ↑ "Bernardo Élis". Academia Brasileira de Letras (in Brazilian Portuguese). November 4, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
- ↑ Curado, Bento Alves Araújo Jayme Fleury. "BERNARDO ÉLIS FLEURY DE CAMPOS CURADO - Literatura, alma goiana e sentimento". Revista Sapiência. Retrieved August 15, 2026.