José de Côrtes Duarte was a Brazilian writer born in Garanhuns, Pernambuco in the year 1895. His books are mainly narratives about regional aspects of Minas Gerais, where he lived as farmer and vaquero.http://www.juliomares.blog.br/?p=142 His books became a source of information about historic aspects of the region. He was elected a lifetime member of the Academia Mineira de Letras (Academy of Letters of Minas Gerais).http://www.juliomares.blog.br/?p=142
Books Vultos sem História - 1972 A Tragédia de Sergipe e Outras Narrativas - Editorial Lemi, 1979 O Fogo e o Boi - 1976 Crônicas Quadradas - 1981
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External links Vultos sem história: narratives, por J. Duarte A tragédia de Sergipe e outras narrativas