Carlos Heitor Cony
Brazilian journalist and writer (1926–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carlos Heitor Cony (March 14, 1926 – January 5, 2018[1]) was a Brazilian journalist and writer. He was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (Portuguese: Academia Brasileira de Letras).[2]
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Carlos Heitor Cony | |
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Born | (1926-03-14)March 14, 1926 Rio de Janeiro |
Died | January 5, 2018(2018-01-05) (aged 91) Rio de Janeiro |
Notable works | Pessach: a Travessia Quase Memória |
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Cony viewed himself as center-leftist and faced persecution under the military government in the 1960s. Four of his works were adapted to movies. He was a columnist at the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo.[3]
Cony died in Rio de Janeiro on January 5, 2018, of multiple organ failure at the age of 91.[4]