novel describing conflict civilization barbarism plainlands south america masterpiece criollismo novel became immediate hit translated forty languages notable figures brazil time include exceptional novelist short story writer machado de assis whose ironic view deep psychological analysis introduced universal scope brazilian prose modernist poets rio de andrade oswald de andrade whose manifesto antrop fago praised brazilian powers transculturation carlos drummond de andrade mexico stridentism los contempor neos represented influx
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