João Franklin da Silveira Távora (January 13, 1842 – August 18, 1888) was a Brazilian novelist, journalist, politician, lawyer and dramatist, famous for his Regionalist romance O Cabeleira, set in 18th-century Pernambuco. He wrote under the pen names Semprônio and Farisvest.
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13 January 1842 Baturité, Ceará, Brazil
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Died |
18 August 1888 (aged 46) Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Zodiac | Capricorn |
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