José de Côrtes Duarte was a Brazilian writer born in Garanhuns, Pernambuco^[1] in the year 1895. His books are mainly narratives about regional aspects of Minas Gerais, where he lived as farmer and vaquero.^[2] His books became a source of information about historic aspects of the region.^[3] He was elected a lifetime member of the Academia Mineira de Letras (Academy of Letters of Minas Gerais).^[4]

• Vultos sem História - 1972
• A Tragédia de Sergipe e Outras Narrativas - Editorial Lemi, 1979
• O Fogo e o Boi - 1976
• Crônicas Quadradas - 1981

• Vultos sem história: narratives, por J. Duarte
• A tragédia de Sergipe e outras narrativas