Walter Campos de Carvalho (1916-1998) was one of the foremost Brazilian writers of the twentieth century. His writing is characterized by irony, iconoclasm, and surrealism. His published works include Banda Forra (1941), Tribo (1954), A Lua vem da Ásia (1956), Vaca de Nariz Sutil (1961), A Chua Imóvel (1963), and O Púcaro Búlgaro (1964).