Ariano Suassuna, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ariano Suassuna

Brazilian writer

Date of Birth: 16-Jun-1927

Place of Birth: João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil

Date of Death: 23-Jul-2014

Profession: writer, lawyer, poet, playwright, novelist

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Ariano Vilar Suassuna (Portuguese pronunciation: [a?i'?~nu su?'sun?]; June 16, 1927 – July 23, 2014) was a Brazilian playwright and author.
He is in the "Movimento Armorial".
He founded the Student Theater at Federal University of Pernambuco. Four of his plays have been filmed, and he was considered one of Brazil's greatest living playwrights of his time.
He was also an important regional writer, doing various novels set in the Northeast of Brazil.
He received an honorary doctorate at a ceremony performed at a circus.
He was the author of, among other works, the "Auto da Compadecida" and "A Pedra do Reino".
He was a staunch defender of the culture of the Northeast, and his works dealt with the popular culture of the Northeast.