Afrânio Coutinho, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Afrânio Coutinho

Brazilian writer

Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1911

Place of Birth: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Date of Death: 05-Aug-2000

Profession: writer, university teacher, journalist, literary critic

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Afrânio Coutinho (March 15, 1911 – August 5, 2000) was a Brazilian literary critic and essayist.
He encouraged the rise of the "New Criticism" in Brazil of the 1950s.
Coutinho edited the Portuguese version of Reader's Digest as well as several reference works on Brazilian literature.
He also taught literature at several universities.