Jaime Montestrela
Jaime Montestrela (June 12, 1925 in Lisbon, Portugal — November 8, 1975, Paris) is a fictional Portuguese poet and writer, who appears in the books of Hervé Le Tellier.
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| Born | Jaime Montestrela June 12, 1925 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Died | November 8, 1975 (aged 50) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Psychiatrist, poet, writer. |
| Language | Portuguese and French |
| Period | 1950–1975 |
| Genre | Poetry, essay, fiction |
| Notable works | Cidade de lama |
Fictional biography
Jaime Monstestrela was born in 1925. His mother was from Madrid, his father was a Portuguese surgeon. He studied medicine and began a career in psychiatry at the Miguel Bombarda hospital in Lisbon. In 1950, he published a book of poetry, Prisão under the name of Jaime Caixas, named after the prison where political dissidents were tortured and imprisoned. Exiled to Brazil in 1951, he moved to Rio de Janeiro, was naturalized and became a friend of the writer and critic Jorge de Sena, before leaving the country in 1965, when the military seized power. He moved to Paris, where he died in 1975 from a vascular incident.
Books
- Prisão (1950)
- Cidade de lama, (1962)
- Contos aquosos, (1974). The French translation by Hervé Le Tellier received in 2013 the Prix de l'Humour noir, a French "Prize of Black Humor".
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