Star writer dies of heart attack - He also had a hit in Germany

Writer Rubem Fonseca is dead. The author died at the age of 94. The Brazilian was not only considered one of the best in his field in his native South America.

• Author Rubem Fonseca died at the age of 94 from a heart attack .
• The Brazilian is one of the best-known writers in South America .
• He has received numerous awards for his work - including the most important in his country.

Rio de Janeiro - Brazilian writer Rubem Fonseca died in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 94 . The award-winning writer succumbed to the consequences of a heart attack on Wednesday, according to the daily newspaper O Globo  , citing family members of Fonsecas. Fonseca is one of the best-known authors in Latin America and particularly attracted attention with literary crime novels. On May 11, the Brazilian would have been 95 years old.

Rubem Fonseca is dead: the great Brazilian author died of a heart attack

The political thriller "Agosto" (in the German version: "Murder in August") is one of his best-known works and deals with conspiracies after the suicide of the President of Brazil Getúlio Vargas in 1954. Fonseca was able to write internationally and in Germany with his novel "Unlimited Feelings "Unfinished Thoughts" celebrating successes from 1988. 

Brazilian writer Rubem Fonseca is dead. He died in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 94. Fonseca was considered a innovator of Brazilian literature in the 20th century. #Culture news https://t.co/3iqucTf26u pic.twitter.com/FtVraSsOjH

The socially critical works Fonseca often treat issues such as crime and the licentious violence in cities and so always painted a sobering picture of the conditions in many South American countries. In addition, Fonseca also turned to other creative areas and was also known for his work as a screenwriter , critic and journalist. 

Rubem Fonseca is dead: the great Brazilian author died of a heart attack

He has received numerous awards, such as the Prémio Camões , the largest literary award in the Portuguese-speaking world, and the  Prêmio Machado de Assis , the most important literary award in Brazil. The latter was awarded to Fonseca for his life's work .

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Fonseca grew up as the son of a Portuguese merchant in the state of Minas Gerais and studied law in Rio de Janeiro. Before working as a writer, he worked as a lecturer, administrative officer and police commissioner for a while . In particular, his last job and his work as a publicist helped him find his calling as an author. The first book he wrote, "Os prisioneiros" ("The Prisoners"), he published at the age of 38 . 

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