Lins do Rego, José

Lins do Rego, José

▪ Brazilian novelist
in full  José Lins do Rego Cavalcanti 
born June 3, 1901, Pilar, Paraíba, Braz.
died Sept. 13, 1957, Rio de Janeiro

      novelist of Brazil's Northeastern school, best known for his five-book Sugar Cane Cycle, which described the clash between the old feudal order of plantation society and the new ways introduced by industrialization.

      Lins do Rego grew up on a plantation, and the first work of the cycle, Menino de engenho (1932; “Plantation Boy”), is based on his own boyhood and family. It was followed in quick succession by Doidinho (1933; “Daffy Boy”), Bangüê (1934; “Old Plantation”), O moleque Ricardo (1935; “Black Boy Richard”), and Usina (1936; “The Sugar Refinery”). The first three volumes of the cycle were published in English translation as Plantation Boy (1966). The author returned to the plantation setting with Fogo morto (1943; “Dead Fire”), now considered to be his masterwork.

      Having studied law, Lins do Rego briefly practiced in the 1920s and thereafter was a bank and tax inspector.

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