Maria José Dupré

Brazilian writer (1905–1984)

Maria José Dupré

Born| 1905
Died| May 15, 1984(1984-05-15) (aged 79)
Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil
Pen name| Sra. Leandro Dupré
Occupation| Novelist
Language| Portuguese
Nationality| Brazilian
Period| 1938-??
Genre| Novels
Notable works| Éramos Seis (1943)
Notable awards| Raul Pompeia Prize (1943)

Maria José Dupré, also known as Sra. Leandro Dupré (1905[1] – 15 May 1984[2]), was one of the most popular and prolific Brazilian writers of the 1940s and 1950s.[1]

## Early life

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Born in 1905 in a small town in the state of São Paulo, Dupré published her first story "Uma Família Antiga de Jaboticabal" ("An Old Family from Jaboticabal") in the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo in 1978.[1]

## Novels

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Dupré published her first novel, O Romance de Teresa Bernard ("The Romance of Teresa Bernard"), in 1941.[1] Her next novel, Éramos Seis, was written in 1943 and praised by writer and critic Monteiro Lobato and became a best-seller.[1] Chronicling the struggles of a middle-class family in São Paulo, the novel was awarded the Raul Pompeia Prize for best work of 1943 by the Brazilian Academy of Letters.[1] Dupré wrote Luz e Sombra ("Light and Dark") in 1944, Gina in 1945, and Os Rodriguez ("The Rodriguezes") in 1946.[1] She published a sequel to Éramos Seis called Dona Lola in 1949.[1]

## Impact

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Éramos Seis has been adapted as a telenovela five times, in 1958, 1967, 1977, 1994 and 2019.

## Later life

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Dupré died on 15 May 1984 in Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h Sadlier, Darlene Joy (February 1, 1992). One Hundred Years After Tomorrow: Brazilian Women's Fiction in the 20th Century. Indiana University Press. pp. 58–75\. ISBN 0-253-35045-X. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
2. ^ a b "Celebrity Death Date : May 15". AbsoluteNow.com. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2010.

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