Vergílio Ferreira | |
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.jpg) Caricature of Vergílio Ferreira at theLisbon Airport | |
| Born | (1916-01-28)28 January 1916 |
| Died | 1 March 1996(1996-03-01) (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | Manhã Submersa |
Vergílio António Ferreira,JOSE (Melo,Gouveia, born 28 January 1916 –Lisbon, 1 March 1996) was aPortuguese writer, essayist, professor and a key figure inPortuguese-language literature. His prolific literary output, comprising works of fiction (novels, short stories and novellas), philosophical essays and literary diaries, are generally divided intoneorealism, dominant in Portuguese fiction at the time, andexistentialism.[1]
In 1992, Ferreira was awarded theCamões Prize, a literary prize that seeks to distinguish the great names of Portuguese-language literature.[2] His name remains linked to Portuguese literature through the annual attribution of the Literary Prize Vergílio Ferreira by the Municipality of Gouveia.[3]
Ferreira entered a seminary at the age of 10 and left when he was 16. Later he studied at theUniversity of Coimbra. His experiences are related in his most famous workManhã Submersa (Misty Morning, lit.Submerged Morning), which was published in 1953 and made into a film in 1980. Among his best novels is alsoAparição (1959).
He worked most of his life as a teacher in several places around Portugal.
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