Throughout his long life and career, the admired Brazilian writer and journalist Austregesilo de Athayde (1898-1993) made it his priority vigorously to promote the twin concerns of social justice and human rights. After a distinguished career at the UN, he became President of the Brazilian Academy of Letters in 1959, continuing to occupy that post until his death in 1993. His published works include 'Historias Amargas'. Daisaku Ikeda (1928-) is President of Soka Gakkai International, a Buddhist organisation with more that twelve million adherents in 192 countries and regions throughout the world. He is the author of over 80 books on Buddhist themes. Although he has described himself as being merely 'a traveller along the Silk Road of the spirit', his dialogues have nevertheless earned him over 240 academic awards from universities and institutes around the world, in addition to the United Nations Peace Award in 1983.
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