Millôr Fernandes (August 16, 1923 – March 27, 2012) was a Brazilian writer, journalist,

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, humorist and playwright. Born Milton Viola Fernandes, his birth was registered on May 27, 1924; the handwriting on his birth certificate rendered the name "Millôr", which he adopted as his official name. He was born in

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, and started his

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career in 1938, publishing in several Brazilian magazines, such as

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and A Cigarra Millor was known by his ironic humor, and was the author of thousands of satirical

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s. In 1956, Millôr shared with

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the first prize at the

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International

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Exhibition, and in 1957 he had a one-man exhibition in Rio de Janeiro's Museum of Modern Art. Together with

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and others, he founded in 1969 the groundbreaking satirical newspaper ''

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''. Millôr wrote a number of successful plays, and has also translated classics such as

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. He died on March 27, 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, due to complications after a stroke. He was 88 years old.

Works

Books

Prose

*1946 – ''Eva sem costela – Um livro em defesa do homem'' (Editora O Cruzeiro. Under the pseudonym Adão Júnior) *1949 – ''Tempo e contratempo'' (Editora O Cruzeiro. Under the pseudonym Emmanuel Vão Gogo) *1963 – ''Lições de um ignorante'' (J. Álvaro Editor) *1964 – ''Fábulas Fabulosas'' (J. Álvaro Editor. Revised edition released in 1973 by Nórdica) *1972 – ''Esta é a verdadeira história do Paraíso'' (Livraria Francisco Alves) *1972 – ''Trinta anos de mim mesmo'' (Nórdica) *1973 – ''Livro vermelho dos pensamentos de Millôr'' (Nórdica. Revised edition released by Senac in 2000) *1975 – ''Compozissõis imfãtis'' (Nórdica) *1975 – ''Livro branco do humor'' (Nórdica) *1976 – ''Devora-me ou te decifro'' (L&PM) *1977 – ''Millôr no Pasquim'' (Nórdica) *1977 – ''Reflexões sem dor'' (Edibolso) *1978 – ''Novas fábulas fabulosas'' (Nórdica) *1978 – ''Que país é este?'' (Nórdica) *1980 – ''Millôr Fernandes – Literatura comentada'' (Abril Educação. Organized by Maria Célia Paulillo) *1981 – ''Todo homem é minha caça'' (Nórdica) *1985 – ''Diário da Nova República'' (L&PM) *1987 – ''Eros uma vez'' (Nórdica. Ilustrações de Nani) *1988 – ''Diário da Nova República'', v. 2 (L&PM) *1988 – ''Diário da Nova República'', v. 3 (L&PM) *1988 – ''The cow went to the swamp ou A vaca foi pro brejo'' (Record) *1992 – '' Humor Nos Tempos do Collor'' (L&PM. With Luis Fernando Veríssimo and Jô Soares) *1994 – ''Millôr definitivo - A bíblia do caos'' (L&PM) *1977 – ''Amostra bem-humorada'' (Ediouro. Texts selected by Maura Sardinha) *1998 – ''Tempo e contratempo'' (Beca. 2ª edição) *2002 – ''Crítica da razão impura ou O primado da ignorância'' (L&PM) *2003 – ''100 Fábulas Fabulosas'' (Record) *2004 – ''Apresentações'' (Record) *2007 – ''Novas Fábulas e Contos Fabulosos'' (Desiderata. Illustrated by Angeli) *2007 – ''Circo das Palavras'' (Ática) *2010 – ''O Mundo Visto Daqui (Praça General Osório)'' (Desiderata) *2011 – ''A Entrevista'' (L&PM) *2014 – ''100+100: Desenhos e Frases'' (Instituto Moreira Salles) *2014 – ''Guia Millôr da História do Brasil'' (Nova Fronteira) *2016 – ''Guia Millôr da Filosofia'' (Nova Fronteira) *2016 – ''Millôr: Obra Gráfica'' (Instituto Moreira Salles)

Poesia

*1967 – ''Papaverum Millôr'' (Prelo. Edição revista e ilustrada publicada pela Nordica em 1974) *1968 – ''Hai-kais'' (Senzala) *1984 – ''Poemas'' (L&PM)

Visual arts

*1981 – ''Desenhos'' (Raízes Artes Gráficas. Preface by Pietro Maria Bardi and introduction by Antônio Houaiss)

Stage plays

Plays published in book

*1957 – ''Teatro de Millôr Fernandes'' (Civilização Brasileira. Includes ''Uma mulher em três atos'', 1953, ''Do tamanho de um defunto'' and ''Bonito como um deus'', 1955, and ''A gaivota'',1959) *1962 – ''Um elefante no caos ou Jornal do Brasil ou, sobretudo, Por que me ufano do meu país'' (Editora do Autor) *1965 – '' Pigmaleoa'' (Brasiliense) *1972 – ''Computa, computador, computa'' (Nórdica) *1977 – '' É...'' (L&PM) *1978 – ''A história é uma istória'' (L&PM) *1982 – ''O homem do princípio ao fim'' (L&PM) *1979 – ''Os órfãos de Jânio'' (L&PM) *1982 – ''Duas tábuas e uma paixão'' (L&PM. Never staged)

Plays not edited

*1955 – ''Diálogo da mais perfeita compreensão conjugal'' *1962 – ''Pif, tac, zig, pong'' *1967 – ''A viúva imortal'' *1982 – ''A eterna luta entre o homem e a mulher'' *1995 – ''Kaos'' (public reading in 2001. Never staged)

References

External links

Millôr Fernandes' profile
at Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural
Millôr Fernandes' archives
at

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