Bernardo Elis
Bernardo Élis was a Brazilian academic and author. He was born in the state of Goiás to a literary family; his father was the symbolist poet Erico Curado. Élis is primarily remembered today as an author of short fiction. His novel O Tronco won the Premio Jabuti in 1967, and was adapted into an award-winning film by João Batista de Andrade.
In 1975, Elis was elected to the Brazilian Academy of Letters.