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Veríssimo, Érico Lopes

Veríssimo, Érico Lopes ĕ´rēko͝o lo͝opəs vərēs´sēmo͝o [key], 1905–75, Brazilian writer. Veríssimo lectured and taught in the United States. He wrote (in English)Brazilian Literature(1945). His best-known novel isCaminhos cruzados(1935; tr.Crossroads,1943). His other works include two studies of North American culture andMexico(1957, tr. 1960). He was director (1953–56) of the Dept. of Cultural Affairs of the Pan-American Union. Veríssimo's fiction has been published asFicção completa(1966–67).

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