He grew up in a poor family in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, and his childhood experiences would later inspire his novels.
José Mauro de Vasconcelos was a Brazilian writer, journalist, and teacher. He was born on August 23, 1920, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He grew up in a poor family in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, and his childhood experiences would later inspire his novels.
Vasconcelos started his career as a journalist working for various newspapers and magazines in Brazil. He began writing fiction and publishing several short stories and short novels in the 1950s. In 1968 he published his most famous work, "My Sweet Orange Tree," which would become a classic of Brazilian literature. The novel tells the story of a boy growing up in poverty in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro and his friendship with a girl from a wealthy family.
José Mauro de Vasconcelos (February 26, 1920 – July 24, 1984) was a Brazilian writer.
Vasconcelos' work is often characterized by strong storytelling and evocative depiction of childhood and adolescence. He also wrote other novels such as “O Visconde queue Veio do Mar” and “O Menino Maluquinho”.
Throughout his career, he has also worked as a teacher teaching creative writing and literature at various institutions in Brazil. He died on March 12, 1984, in Rio de Janeiro.
My Sweet Orange Tree
My Sweet Orange Tree is a Brazilian novel written by José Mauro de Vasconcelos. The story is a semi-autobiographical account of the author's childhood and takes place in a small village in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The novel tells the story of a young man named Zezé and his relationship with an orange tree growing in his backyard. The tree becomes a symbol of hope and comradeship for the child struggling with the difficulties of growing up in poverty and with an abusive father. The novel was first published in 1968 and has since become a classic of Brazilian literature.
My Sweet Orange Tree has also been filmed as soap operas and movies in Brazil, including the 1970 film and the April 2013 re-make by director Marcos Bernstein.