Raimundo Nonato Rodrigues

Raimundo Nonato Rodrigues is a Brazilian born in Desterro, a historic district of São Luis, Maranhão, in 1960. He finished high school and gave up an academic chair, choosing to learn the profession of blacksmith and locksmith with his father. He was a typist at the Court of Justice, a delivery boy and a contributor to Jornal Extra. He started writing when he was 17 years old. He has published several books, including one in France and almost all available on Google-books.