Wenceslau José de Sousa de Moraes (30 May 1854, in Lisbon – 1 July 1929, in Tokushima), in modern orthography Venceslau de Morais, was a Portuguese writer whose works were steeped in orientalism and exoticism, particularly the culture of Japan. He has been compared to Lafcadio Hearn, a contemporary who settled in Japan but wrote in English. A translator of Haiku, his verse was also influenced by Symbolism.
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30 May 1854 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
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Died |
1 July 1929 (aged 75) Tokushima, Japan
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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