With the murder of his father in the midst of the Revolution of 30, the family moved to Taperoá and later to Campina Grande, both cities in Paraíba.Īs a teenager he went to live in Recife, capital of Pernambuco. There, he was a law student at the Federal University of Pernambuco graduating in 1950.ĭuring his graduation years, he wrote his first theater play “ Uma Mulher Vestida de Sol ” and received with it the Nicolau Carlos Magno award. He was born into a wealthy family, since his father, João Suassuna, was president of the state, a position that later becomes governor. Biography Ariano SuassunaĪriano Vilar Suassuna was born on June 16, 1927, in the city of João Pessoa, Paraíba. Suassuna was occupant of chair number 32 at the Academia Brasileira de Letras (elected in 1989). He was also a member of Academia Pernambucana de Letras (from 1993) and Academia Paraibana de Letras (elected in 2000). In this movement, the artists had the intention of creating an erudite art from elements of the popular culture of the Northeast. In addition to being a renowned writer and one of the greatest in Brazil, Ariano was a teacher and creator of the Armorial Movement that valued popular arts. Ariano Suassuna was a Brazilian writer and playwright, author of Auto da Compadecida , considered his masterpiece that was adapted for film and television.
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