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Camilo Castelo Branco
Portuguese writer (1825–1890)
Camilo Castelo Branco, 1st Viscount of Correia Botelho (Portuguese pronunciation:[kɐˈmilukɐʃˈtɛluˈbɾɐ̃ku]; 16 March 1825 – 1 June 1890), was a prolific Portuguese writer of the 19th century, having produced over 260 books (mainly novels, plays and essays).
His writing is considered original in that it combines the dramatic and sentimental spirit of Romanticism with a highly personal combination of sarcasm, bitterness and dark humour.
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He is also celebrated for his peculiar wit and anecdotal character, as well as for his turbulent (and ultimately tragic) life.
His writing, which is centred in the local and the picturesque and is in a general sense affiliated with the Romantic tradition, is often regarded in contrast to that of Eça de Queiroz – a cosmopolitan dandy and a fervorous proponent of Realism, who was Camilo's literary contemporary in spite of being 20 years younger.
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