Mário de Sá-Carneiro
Portuguese poet and writer
Born
1890
135 years ago
Died
April 26th, 1916
108 years ago — 26 years old
Category
Artists & Creatives
Country
Portugal
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A prominent Portuguese poet and writer, contributed significantly to early 20th-century literature. Engaged in literary circles with figures like Fernando Pessoa. Explored themes of identity, existentialism, and modernism through innovative poetic techniques. Works reflect intense emotional experience and introspection. Famous for suicide in Paris at a young age, establishing a posthumous reputation in Portuguese literature.
Authored 'Dispersão'
Published 'O Nome de Deus'
Contributed to the modernist movement
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