Introduction to the author of My Dear Sweet Orange Tree

Jose Mauro Devas Concelos (1920 ~ 1984) is a legendary writer in Brazil. He grew up with his uncle's parents. Just like his five-year-old boy Ze Ze, he taught himself to read and won the swimming and football championships at the age of nine. He is active by nature. He studied medicine, then painting, law and philosophy. He loves traveling and has traveled all over Europe and Brazil. His career is beyond ordinary people's imagination: fisherman, teacher, model, dancer, waiter, film, TV and drama actor. Many characters and scenes in his works come from his rich life experiences.

A talk about his creation is often mentioned, which is also a key to understand the meaning of his works: "Literature is the most complicated art, because it should give the works the colors and lines of painting, the sound and melody of music and the feeling of movement. Writing is a way I found, which is used to express my life experience, convey my joys and sorrows and a feeling that has long been forgotten-gentleness. Life without tenderness is meaningless. "

Yue Se Devis Concello (1920- 1984)

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Because of his poor family, he was sent to relatives for foster care since he was a child. At the age of ten, Yue Se Jr. had already started reading novels by Brazilian writers. After graduating from high school, he studied in medical school for two years, but his desire for travel and adventure prompted him to travel all over Brazil in the future and engage in various jobs, including boxers, porters, fishermen, primary school teachers and waiters, and to go deep into the mainland to associate with Native Americans. Devis Concello started writing at the age of 18. Rosinha (Minha Canoa) published in 1962 established his position in the literary world, and his autobiography My Dear Sweet Orange Tree was published six years later, reaching the peak of his creation. It only took 12 days to write this book. Up to now, it has been distributed in 13 countries around the world, with sales exceeding 2 million copies.

Devis Concello's 2 1 works in his life, including novels, short stories and anthologies; Some of these works have been adapted into movies, TV plays or stage plays. Besides writing, he is also a journalist, radio host, painter, model and actor. He has participated in film performances and won awards.