Aníbal Machado
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Aníbal Machado was a Brazilian writer born in Sabará, Minas Gerais. He was the president of the Brazilian Association of Writers and received numerous awards for his novels. He was also honored by the
Aníbal Machado, c. 1940
Playwright
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A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between characters and is intended for theatrical performance rather than just rea
Ben Jonson coined the term "playwright".
The Chandos portrait, likely depicting Shakespeare, c. 1611
The literary production of Aleksis Kivi, the Finnish national author, consisted mainly of plays. One of his best-known plays is Heath Cobblers from 1864.