Cornélio Penna

Cornélio Penna
Born(1896-02-20)February 20, 1896
Petrópolis
DiedFebruary 12, 1958(1958-02-12) (aged 61)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupationwriter, painter, printmaker
Alma materFaculdade de Direito do Largo de São Francisco
Period1935 - 1954
Notable worksA Menina Morta
Notable awardsPrêmio Carmem Dolores Barbosa

Cornélio de Oliveira Penna (February 20, 1896 – February 12, 1958) was a Brazilian novelist and plastic artist. He is better known for pioneering psychological realism in Brazilian literature.

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