Emil Farhat (1914–2000) was a Brazilian writer. He was born in Maripá de Minas to a family of Arab immigrant origin. He worked as a journalist and marketing professional; in the latter capacity, he rose to become the head of the Brazilian branch of the American ad firm McCann Erickson.
As a writer, he won the 1988 Premio Jabuti for his epistolary novel Dinheiro na Estrada. It recounted the immigrant experience of his Lebanese ancestors. He was one of several Arab-Brazilian writers (such as Salim Miguel and Gilberto Abrao) who explored their ancestral roots in their fiction. Other notable works by Farhat include:
- O País dos Coitadinhos (1968)
- Outras obras destacadas: Educação, a nova ideologia (1975)
- O Paraíso do Vira-Bosta (1987)
- Memórias Ouvidas e Vividas (1999)
He died in São Paulo in 2000.
References
- https://www.culturaanimi.com.br/post/o-pais-dos-coitadinhos-de-emil-farhat
- The Oxford Handbook of Arab Novelistic Traditions edited by Waïl S. Hassan
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