Biografia
José Lins do Rego spent his early years on his family's sugar cane farm, a background that deeply influenced his work. He was born on June 3, 1901, in Pilar, a small town in Paraíba, a northeastern state of Brazil. He pursued his studies in Pilar, Itabaiana, João Pessoa, and later Recife, where he first encountered literature in 1916 through Raul Pompéia's "O Ateneu." He graduated with a law degree in 1918. In Recife, he met intellectuals such as Gilberto Freyre, José Americo de Almeida, Luis Delgado, Aníbal Fernandes, Osório Borba, and Olívio Montenegro. He served as a prosecutor in Minas Gerais, where he married in 1924. Later, he moved to Maceió, where his literary connections grew stronger through acquaintances like Graciliano Ramos, Raquel de Queiroz, and Aurélio Buarque de Holanda. His first book, "Menino de Engenho," was published in 1932. Over time, he authored more than 20 novels, including "Doidinho" (1933), "Bangue" (1934), "Moleque Ricardo" (1935), "Riacho Doce" (1939), and "Fogo Morto" (1943). Each novel reflected different aspects of his childhood on the farm.
