Ariano Suassuna

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Ariano Suassuna
Suassuna in 2003
Born	(1927-06-16)16 June 1927 Parahyba do Norte (modern-day João Pessoa), Paraíba, Brazil
Died	23 July 2014(2014-07-23) (aged 87) Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Alma mater	Recife Law School
Occupation	Writer
Spouse	Zélia de Andrade Lima
Children	6
Father	João Suassuna
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Ariano Vilar Suassuna (Portuguese pronunciation: [aɾiˈɐ̃nu suɐˈsũnɐ]; 16 June 1927 – 23 July 2014) was a Brazilian playwright and author. He was the driving force behind the creation of the Movimento Armorial. He founded the Student Theater at Federal University of Pernambuco. ^[1][2][3] 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.