Milton Hatoum, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Milton Hatoum

Brazilian writer

Date of Birth: 19-Aug-1952

Place of Birth: Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

Profession: writer, translator, novelist

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Milton Hatoum (born August 19, 1952) is a Brazilian writer, translator and professor.
Hatoum is one of Brazil's most eminent contemporary writers.Born in Manaus of Lebanese descent, Hatoum taught literature at the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) and at the University of California, Berkeley.
He has written five novels: Relato de um Certo Oriente ("Tale of a Certain Orient"), Dois Irmãos ("The Brothers"), Cinzas do Norte ("Ashes of the Amazon"), Orfãos do Eldorado ("Orphans of Eldorado"), and A Noite da Espera ("The Night of Waiting").
Cinzas do Norte won a Portugal Telecom Prize for Literature and the first three were also awarded a Prêmio Jabuti for best novel).
Over 200,000 copies of his books have been sold in Brazil, and they have been translated in several languages including Italian, English, French, Spanish, Danish, Czech, and Arabic. Hatoum writes about destructured families in his works, with a political tendency.
In two of his books, Dois Irmãos and Cinzas do Norte, Milton Hatoum made a subtle criticism of the Brazilian military regime of 1964–1985.