Rubem Fonseca
Rubem Fonseca

Rubem Fonseca

Known forWriting

GenderMale

BirthdayMon May 11 1925

DeathdayWed Apr 15 2020

Place of birthJuiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Biography

Rubem Fonseca (born May 11, 1925) is a Brazilian writer. He was born in Juiz de Fora, in the state of Minas Gerais, but he has lived most of his life in Rio de Janeiro. In 1952, he started his career as a low-level cop and, later became a police commissioner, one of the highest ranks in the civil police of Brazil. Following the steps of American novelist Thomas Pynchon, a close friend of Fonseca, he refuses to give interviews and feels strongly about maintaining his privacy. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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