J. C. Ismael
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J. C. Ismael started his journalistic career in 1954, as a reporter for certain newspapers in the city of São José do Rio Preto. Educated in directing, he was a film critic and a collaborator on many literary supplements for Brazilian newspapers like O Estado de Sao Paulo, Folha de São Paulo, and magazines. Primarily interested in culture, five thousand of his articles were published; many of these were book reports, interviews with notable persons, and essays.
In 1968, he produced and directed the documentary film Um Dia na Velhice, (One Day in the Olden Times). He later went on to write about the arts, most notably about the workmanship of Samson Flexor. He is also known for editing many Portuguese translations of English metaphysical poetry, including those of William Blake and John Donne. He has authored many books, including "Cinema e Circunstância" (Cinema and Circumstance), "Thomas Merton: The Apostle of Compassion" "Alan Watts and the sacred way", "Christian mysticysm" , "The doctor and the Patient" and "Socrates and the Art of Living".
