| Maria José Dupré | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1905 |
| Died | May 15, 1984(1984-05-15) (aged 79) Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Pen name | Sra. Leandro Dupré |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Period | 1938-?? |
| Genre | Novels |
| Notable works | Éramos Seis (1943) |
| Notable awards | Raul Pompeia Prize (1943) |
Maria José Dupré, also known as Sra. Leandro Dupré (1905 – 15 May 1984), was one of the most popular and prolific Brazilian writers of the 1940s and 1950s.
Early life
Born in 1905 in a small town in the state of São Paulo, Dupré published her first story "Uma Família Antiga de Jaboticabal" ("An Old Family from Jaboticabal") in the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo in 1978.
Novels
Dupré published her first novel, O Romance de Teresa Bernard ("The Romance of Teresa Bernard"), in 1941. Her next novel, Éramos Seis, was written in 1943 and praised by writer and critic Monteiro Lobato and became a best-seller. Chronicling the struggles of a middle-class family in São Paulo, the novel was awarded the Raul Pompeia Prize for best work of 1943 by the Brazilian Academy of Letters. Dupré wrote Luz e Sombra ("Light and Dark") in 1944, Gina in 1945, and Os Rodriguez ("The Rodriguezes") in 1946. She published a sequel to Éramos Seis called Dona Lola in 1949.
Impact
Éramos Seis has been adapted as a telenovela five times, in 1958, 1967, 1977, 1994 and 2019.
Later life
Dupré died on 15 May 1984 in Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.
References
- ^ Sadlier, Darlene Joy (February 1, 1992). One Hundred Years After Tomorrow: Brazilian Women's Fiction in the 20th Century. Indiana University Press. pp. 58–75. ISBN 0-253-35045-X. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
- ^ "Celebrity Death Date : May 15". AbsoluteNow.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2010.