Manoel Wenceslau Leite de Barros (December 19, 1916 – November 13, 2014) was a Brazilian poet. He won many awards for his work, including twice the Prêmio Jabuti (the "Tortoise Prize"), the most important literary award in Brazil.
Barros was born in Cuiabá, and is regarded by critics as one of the great names of contemporary Brazilian poetry, and by many authors he has been considered the greatest living poet from Brazil.Lima, José Ricardo. Manoel de Barros, o maior poeta vivo da Literatura brasileira. 2007. . The poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade recognized Manoel de Barros as Brazil's greatest poet.
In 1998 the poet was rewarded with the "National prize of Literature of the Ministry of the Culture from Brazil", for the set of the work. He died at age 97, in Campo Grande.Morre o poeta mato-grossense Manoel de Barros, aos 1 bilhão de anos anos
Bibliography Portuguese 1937—Poemas concebidos sem pecado 1942—Face imóvel 1956—Poesias 1960—Compêndio para uso dos pássaros 1966—Gramática expositiva do chão 1974—Matéria de poesia 1982—Arranjos para assobio 1985—Livro de pré-coisas 1989—O guardador das águas - Prêmio Jabuti de Literatura (Tortoise Prize) 1990. 1990—Poesia quase toda 1991—Concerto a céu aberto para solos de aves 1993—O livro das ignorãças - Prize Alfonso Guimarães of the National Library from Brazil. 1996—Livro sobre nada - Prize Nestlé of Brazilian Literature 1997, Category: Poetry. 1998—Retrato do artista quando coisa 1999—Exercícios de ser criança 2000—Ensaios fotográficos 2001—O fazedor de amanhecer [Children's literature] - Prêmio Jabuti (Tortoise Prize) de Literatura 2002. 2001—Poeminhas pescados numa fala de João 2001—Tratado geral das grandezas do ínfimo 2003—Memórias inventadas (A infância) 2003—Cantigas para um passarinho à toa 2004—Poemas rupestres - Prize Nestlé of Brazilian Literature 2006. 2005—Memórias inventadas II (A segunda infância) 2007—Memórias inventadas III (A terceira infância)
Translated editions German 1996—Das Buch der Unwissenheiten
French 2003—La Parole sans Limites. Une Didactique de lInvention
Spanish 2002 - Todo lo que no invento es falso 2005 - Riba del dessemblat
English 2010 - Birds for a Demolition (translated by Idra Novey, Carnegie Mellon University Press)
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External links Poem by Manoel de Barros in Spanish Language. Adrian'dos Delima. rim&via. Brasil. 2011. releituras.com Eduquenet. Textos, Artigos e Análises. O Livro das Ignorãças - Manoel de Barros.