Origins & Early Life

Raul d'Ávila Pompeia (April 12, 1863 – December 25, 1895) was a Brazilian novelist, short story writer and chronicler. He is famous for the Impressionist romance O Ateneu. He was the original patron of the 33rd chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. Towards the end of his life, Pompeia had severed ties with a number of former friends.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Feeling himself scorned everywhere, he committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest with a pistol on Christmas Day 1895. Pompeia was born in 1863 to Antônio d'Ávila Pompeia and Rosa Teixeira Pompeia. As a young man, he entered the Colégio Abílio, run by Abílio César Borges, the Baron of Macaúbas, where he was a good student, and the editor of the school journal O Archote. In 1879, he was transferred to Colégio Pedro II, where he wrote his first book, Uma Tragédia no Amazonas. In 1881 he moved to São Paulo in order to graduate in law.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

There he was influenced by abolitionist and republican ideals, and befriended abolitionist Luís Gama. He wrote for many journals of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, frequently using the pen name Rapp, although he had many others, including Pompeu Stell, Um moço do povo, Lauro, Fabricius, Raul D. and...

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