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Luiz Fernando Ruffato de Souza (Cataguases, Brazil, February 1961) is a contemporary Brazilian writer. An alumnus of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, Ruffato worked as a journalist in São Paulo and published several fiction books including História dos Remorsos e Rancores (1998) and Eles Eram Muitos Cavalos (They were Many Horses) (2001). The latter garnered the APCA literary prize.

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  • Luiz Ruffato (* 4. Februar 1961 in Cataguases, Minas Gerais) ist ein brasilianischer Schriftsteller. (de)
  • Luiz Fernando Ruffato de Souza (Cataguases, Brazil, February 1961) is a contemporary Brazilian writer. An alumnus of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, Ruffato worked as a journalist in São Paulo and published several fiction books including História dos Remorsos e Rancores (1998) and Eles Eram Muitos Cavalos (They were Many Horses) (2001). The latter garnered the APCA literary prize. Born to an immigrant and working-class family in Cataguazes, Luiz Ruffato had an early inclination to literature. Nonetheless, following the request of his mother – who was a Portuguese washerwoman – and father – who was an Italian popcorn salesman – Ruffato had an apprenticeship as salesman in Cataguases before moving to Juiz de Fora and studying journalism. In Juiz de Fora, Ruffato worked as a mechanic during the day and studied journalism during the night. His working class and immigrant inheritance is reflected in his work. His cycle of five novels entitled "Inferno Provisório" (Temporary Hell) portrays the story of Brazilian industrialization from the 1950s on. Once he graduated as a journalist, Ruffato moved to São Paulo to work in his new profession. São Paulo also became the stage, along with Minas Gerais, to Ruffato's short stories and novels. "Eles Eram Muitos Cavalos" tells, in 69 fragments, the daily life and contradictions at São Paulo, Brazil's biggest metropolis. Ruffato is also one of the founders of the Church of the Book as Transformation (Igreja do Livro Transformador), a secular movement that encourages reading in Brazil. The movement believes that books can change the lives of people in subtle and radical ways. In 2012 Luiz Ruffato was distinguished as Brazilian Writer in Residence at the Center for Latin American Studies at UC Berkeley. In 2013 his novel "Domingos Sem Deus" was awarded the Casa de las Américas Prize. (en)
  • Luiz Fernando Ruffato de Souza (Cataguases, Brasil, 4 de febrero de 1961) es un escritor brasileño. Ruffato proviene de una familia de inmigrantes italianos y fue el primero de ellos en realizar estudios universitarios. Originalmente formado como representante de ventas, trabajaba como mecánico durante el día y estudiaba periodismo durante la noche en la “Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora”. (es)
  • Luiz Ruffato (Cataguases, 1961) est un écrivain brésilien. Étudiant à l'université de Juiz de Fora dans l'état de Minas Gerais au Brésil, Luiz Ruffato a travaillé comme journaliste à São Paulo et a publié des fictions comme le recueil de contes Historia das Remorsos e Rancores (1998) et un premier roman Eles eram muitos cavalos (2001), (Tant et tant de chevaux, Métailié, 2012), qui a d'ailleurs gagné le prix littéraire de la APCA, Associação Paulista de Críticos de Arte. (fr)
  • Luiz Ruffato (Cataguases, 4 de fevereiro de 1961) é um escritor brasileiro. Seu romance Eles eram muitos cavalos, de 2001, ganhou o Troféu APCA oferecido pela Associação Paulista de Críticos de Arte e o Prêmio Machado de Assis da Fundação Biblioteca Nacional. Em 2011, com a publicação do romance Domingos Sem Deus, concluiu a pentalogia Inferno Provisório. (pt)
  • Луис Руффату (порт. Luiz Fernando Ruffato de Souza, 4 февраля 1961, Катагуазис, штат Минас-Жерайс, Бразилия) — бразильский писатель поколения девяностых (Нелсон де Оливейра и др.). (ru)
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  • 1961-02-04 (xsd:date)
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  • Federal University of Juiz de Fora (en)
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  • Luiz Ruffato. Foto: Adriana Vichi (en)
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  • 1961-02-04 (xsd:date)
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  • Luiz Ruffato (en)
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  • eles eram muitos cavalos ; Estive em Lisboa e Lembrei de Você ; series Inferno Provisório (en)
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  • Journalist and Writer (en)
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  • Contemporary (en)
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  • Proletarian São Paulo (en)
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  • Luiz Ruffato (* 4. Februar 1961 in Cataguases, Minas Gerais) ist ein brasilianischer Schriftsteller. (de)
  • Luiz Fernando Ruffato de Souza (Cataguases, Brasil, 4 de febrero de 1961) es un escritor brasileño. Ruffato proviene de una familia de inmigrantes italianos y fue el primero de ellos en realizar estudios universitarios. Originalmente formado como representante de ventas, trabajaba como mecánico durante el día y estudiaba periodismo durante la noche en la “Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora”. (es)
  • Luiz Ruffato (Cataguases, 1961) est un écrivain brésilien. Étudiant à l'université de Juiz de Fora dans l'état de Minas Gerais au Brésil, Luiz Ruffato a travaillé comme journaliste à São Paulo et a publié des fictions comme le recueil de contes Historia das Remorsos e Rancores (1998) et un premier roman Eles eram muitos cavalos (2001), (Tant et tant de chevaux, Métailié, 2012), qui a d'ailleurs gagné le prix littéraire de la APCA, Associação Paulista de Críticos de Arte. (fr)
  • Luiz Ruffato (Cataguases, 4 de fevereiro de 1961) é um escritor brasileiro. Seu romance Eles eram muitos cavalos, de 2001, ganhou o Troféu APCA oferecido pela Associação Paulista de Críticos de Arte e o Prêmio Machado de Assis da Fundação Biblioteca Nacional. Em 2011, com a publicação do romance Domingos Sem Deus, concluiu a pentalogia Inferno Provisório. (pt)
  • Луис Руффату (порт. Luiz Fernando Ruffato de Souza, 4 февраля 1961, Катагуазис, штат Минас-Жерайс, Бразилия) — бразильский писатель поколения девяностых (Нелсон де Оливейра и др.). (ru)
  • Luiz Fernando Ruffato de Souza (Cataguases, Brazil, February 1961) is a contemporary Brazilian writer. An alumnus of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, Ruffato worked as a journalist in São Paulo and published several fiction books including História dos Remorsos e Rancores (1998) and Eles Eram Muitos Cavalos (They were Many Horses) (2001). The latter garnered the APCA literary prize. (en)
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  • Руффату, Луис (ru)
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