BANNERS

Ariano Suassuna was one of the most prolific authors of his generation, working as a playwright, novelist, essayist and poet. From a vast range of books and plays that were acclaimed by the public and critics, we have selected some of his works. They are presented here in the form of banners, elaborated from the covers created for his books by Manuel Dantas Suassuna and Ricardo Gouveia de Melo. The dates indicate when he finished writing the texts and when they were published.

Auto da Compadecida – 1955/1957

O Casamento Suspeitoso – 1957/1961

Uma Mulher Vestida de Sol – 1947/1964

O Santo e A Porca – 1957/1964

A Pena e A Lei – 1959/1971

Romance D’a Pedra Do Reino e O Príncipe Do Sangue Do Vai-E-Volta – 1970/1971

Farsa da Boa Preguiça – 1960/1974

A História do Amor de Fernando e Isaura – 1956/1994

Romance de Dom Pantero no Palco dos Pecadores – 2013/2017

Auto de João Da Cruz – 1950/2018

As Conchambranças de Quaderna – 1987/2018

O Sedutor do Sertão – 1966/2020