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Born | Antônio Olinto Marques da Rocha 10 May 1919 Ubá, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Died | 12 September 2009 Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
(aged 90)
Occupation | Novelist, poet, essayist, literary critic, translator |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Ethnicity | White |
Antônio Olinto Marques da Rocha (May 10, 1919 – September 12, 2009) was a Brazilian writer, essayist and translator.
Among his work are included poetry, novels, literary criticism, political analysis, children's literature and dictionaries.
He occupied the 8th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1997 until his death in 2009.