Alckmin on Verissimo: 'He translated Brazil with humor, satire, and unparalleled intelligence'
'He distinguished himself in writing through his chronicles and books,' wrote the minister.
247 - Vice-President of the Republic, the Minister of Development, Industry, Trade and Services, Geraldo Alckmin, lamented this Saturday (30) the death of the writer Luis Fernando Verissimo.
"I am deeply saddened by the loss of master Luís Fernando Veríssimo, a Brazilian who distinguished himself in writing through his chronicles and books that portrayed Brazil with humor, satire, and unparalleled intelligence. @lualckmin_ and I express our condolences to his family and friends," Alckmin wrote on the social network X.
The writer published more than 80 titles, including The Lies Men Tell, The Popular: Chronicles or Something Similar, The Great Naked Woman, and Ed Mort and Other Stories. It was his chronicles and short stories that made him one of the most popular contemporary writers in Brazil.
Known for being a quiet man, Verissimo used to say that it wasn't that he spoke little, "it's that others talk too much." In 2017, the writer spoke about how he would like to be remembered.
"I would like to be remembered for what I did, for my work, if I can call it work, but for my books. And, perhaps, for a saxophone solo, a well-crafted saxophone blues," he said during an interview on the program Conversa com Rosean Kennedy, on TV Brasil.
"In the end, thinking about it, life is a big joke. All this happens to us, and we die... what a joke, right? What a bad joke. But I think we have to face it with a certain resignation, a certain good-naturedness."
