Raul Pompeia

Raul Pompeia
Born
Raul d'Ávila Pompeia

(1863-05-12)12 May 1863
Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Empire of Brazil
Died25 December 1895(1895-12-25) (aged 32)
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pen nameRapp
OccupationNovelist, short story writer, chronicler
Literary movementRealism; Naturalism; Impressionism
Notable worksO Ateneu

Raul d'Ávila Pompeia (April 12, 1863 – December 25, 1895) was a Brazilian novelist, short story writer and chronicler. He is famous for the Impressionist romance O Ateneu. He was the original patron of the 33rd chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.

Towards the end of his life, Pompeia had severed ties with a number of former friends. Feeling himself scorned everywhere, he committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest with a pistol on Christmas Day 1895.

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