Poet Vinicius de Moraes once hailed
A Morte e a Morteas Amado’s most perfect achievement and critics agree that this is one of the writer’s most accomplished works in a long career. One of the editors at
Senhormagazine, Carlos Scliar, commissioned the novella for its first issue in 1959. The author reportedly wrote it in less than a week.
Quincaswas subsequently released along with the novel
O Capitão-de-Longo-Curso[Home Is the Sailor] in a single tome entitled
Os Velhos Marinheiros[The Old Sailors], since both works dealt with an old man who dreamed of the sea. However, owing to its popularity,
Quincashas been published as a separate volume since 1961. It is also one of Amado’s works most frequently adapted to other media, from film – including an Egyptian version,
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Citation: Sellmann Oliveira, Mauricio. "A Morte e a Morte de Quincas Berro d’Água". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 26 October 2015 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=24418, accessed 21 November 2024.]
