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Miguel Torga
Miguel Torga
Miguel Torga
BornAdolfo Correia da Rocha
(1907-08-12)12 August 1907
São Martinho de Anta
Died17 January 1995(1995-01-17) (aged 87)
Coimbra
OccupationWriter, physician
Genreshort story, poetry, novel, play, essay, diary
Literary movementModernism
Notable worksBichos, Contos da Montanha, Novos Contos da Montanha
SpouseAndrée Crabée da Rocha

Miguel Torga (Portuguese: [miˈɣɛl ˈtɔɾɣɐ]), pseudonym of Adolfo Correia da Rocha (São Martinho de Anta, Sabrosa, Vila Real district, 12 August 1907 – Coimbra, 17 January 1995), is considered one of the greatest Portuguese writers of the 20th century. He wrote poetry, short stories, a genre in which he is accounted a master, theater and a 16 volume diary, written from 1932 to 1993.[1]

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