Question: Which novelist was also a short story writer, João Guimarães Rosa or Philip Pullman?
Context: Érico Lopes Veríssimo (December 17, 1905 – November 28, 1975) was an important Brazilian writer, born in the State of Rio Grande do Sul.  His father, Sebastião Veríssimo da Fonseca, heir of a rich family in Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, met financial ruin during his son's youth.  Veríssimo worked in a pharmacy before obtaining a job at Editora Globo, a book publisher, where he translated and released works of writers like Aldous Huxley.  During the Second World War, he went to the United States.  This period of his life was recorded in some of his books, including: "Gato Preto em Campo de Neve" ("Black Cat in a Snow Field"), "A Volta do Gato Preto" ("The Return of the Black Cat"), and "História da Literatura Brasileira" ("History of Brazilian Literature"), which contains some of his lectures at UCLA.  His epic "O Tempo e o Vento" ("The Time and the Wind'") became one of the great masterpieces of the Brazilian novel, alongside "Os Sertões" by Euclides da Cunha, and "" by Guimarães Rosa. Grande Sertão: Veredas (Portuguese for "Great Backlands: Paths"; English translation: The Devil to Pay in the Backlands) is a novel published in 1956 by the Brazilian writer João Guimarães Rosa. Sagarana: The Duel (Portuguese: Sagarana, o Duelo ) is a 1973 Brazilian adventure drama film directed by Paulo Thiago, based on the short story "O Duelo" by João Guimarães Rosa.  It was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival. 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. Count Karlstein, or the Ride of the Demon Huntsman is the first children's novel written by British author Philip Pullman.  It was published in 1982.  The story was originally written by Pullman to be performed as a school play at Bishop Kirk Middle School, Oxford, where Pullman was an English teacher. William Keepers Maxwell, Jr. (August 16, 1908 – July 31, 2000) was an American editor, novelist, short story writer, essayist, children's author, and memoirist.  He served as a fiction editor at "The New Yorker" from 1936 to 1975.  An editor devoted to his writers, Maxwell became a legendary mentor and confidant to many of the most prominent authors of his day.  Although best known as an editor, Maxwell was a highly respected and award winning novelist and short story writer.  His stature as a celebrated author has grown in the years following his death. Lyra's Oxford is a short book by Philip Pullman depicting an episode involving the heroine of "His Dark Materials", Pullman's best-selling trilogy.  "Lyra's Oxford" is set when Lyra Belacqua is 15, two years after the end of the trilogy. The Hour and Turn of Augusto Matraga (Portuguese: A Hora e a Vez de Augusto Matraga ) is a 1965 Brazilian crime drama film directed by Roberto Santos, based on the short story of the same name by João Guimarães Rosa. João Guimarães Rosa (] ; 27 June 1908 – 19 November 1967) was a Brazilian novelist, short story writer and diplomat. The Third Bank of the River (Portuguese: A Terceira Margem do Rio ) is a 1994 Brazilian drama film directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos.  It is based on the short stories "A Menina de Lá", "Os Irmãos Dagobé", "Fatalidade", "Seqüência", and "A Terceira Margem do Rio" by João Guimarães Rosa compiled into the book "Primeiras Estórias".  It was entered into the 44th Berlin International Film Festival.
Answer: João Guimarães Rosa