Ariano Suassuna
Author · 10 books
Ariano Suassuna (born João Pessoa, 1927) is a Brazilian playwright and author. He is in the "Movemento Amorial". He founded the Student Theater at Federal University of Pernambuco. Four of his plays have been filmed and he is considered one of Brazil's greatest living playwrights. He is also an important regional writer doing various novels set in the Northeast of Brazil. He received an honorary doctorate at a ceremony performed at a circus. He is the author of, among other works, the "Auto da Compadecida" and "A Pedra do Reino". He is a staunch defender of the culture of the Northeast, and his works deal with the popular culture of the Northeast.
Books
The Rogues' Trial
1955
Romance do bordado e da pantera negra
2025
A história do amor de Fernando e Isaura
2006
A Pena e a Lei
1959
O Santo e a Porca
1957
Farsa da Boa Preguiça
1960
O casamento suspeitoso
1957
O Sedutor Do Sertão
1966
Romance D’A Pedra do Reino e O Príncipe do Sangue do Vai-e-Volta
1971
Iniciação à Estética
1972
