Which novelist was also a short story writer, João Guimarães Rosa or Philip Pullman?
Philip Pullman Philip Pullman CBE, FRSL (born 19 October 1946) is an English novelist. He is the author of several best-selling books, most notably the fantasy trilogy "His Dark Materials" and the fictionalised biography of Jesus, "The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ". In 2008, "The Times" named Pullman one of the "50 greatest British writers since 1945". In a 2004 poll for the BBC, Pullman was named the eleventh most influential person in British culture.
Machado de Assis Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (] ), often known by his surnames as Machado de Assis, "Machado," or "Bruxo do Cosme Velho" (21 June 1839 – 29 September 1908), was a pioneer Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short story writer. Widely regarded as the greatest writer of Brazilian literature, nevertheless he did not gain widespread popularity outside Brazil in his own lifetime. He was multilingual, having taught himself French, English, German and Greek in later life.