Patrícia Melo (born 1962 in São Paulo)[1] is a Brazilian author. She has written The Killer and In Praise of Lies, among others.[2] Her works have dealt with sex and violence in a heavily urbanized setting.[3][4]
Patrícia Melo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and author |
She made her literary debut in 1994 with Acqua Toffana, and in 2001 she won the Jabuti Prize for Literature for her novel Inferno,[5] as well as several international awards. In 1999, she was included by Time magazine among the five best Latin American authors of the new millennium.[6] Her works have been sold to England, France, the United States, Germany, Italy, Spain and China, among other countries.
Books published
edit| Year | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Acqua Toffana | Companhia das Letras/Rocco |
| 1995 | The Killer -O Matador | Companhia das Letras/Companhia de Bolso/Rocco |
| 1998 | In Praise of Lies -Elogio da Mentira | Companhia das Letras/Rocco |
| 2000 | Inferno | Companhia das Letras/Rocco |
| 2003 | Valsa Negra | Companhia das Letras/Rocco |
| 2006 | Mundo Perdido | Companhia das Letras/Rocco |
| 2008 | Jonas, o Copromanta | Companhia das Letras/Rocco |
| 2010 | Ladrão de Cadáveres | Rocco |
| 2011 | Escrevendo no escuro | Rocco |
| 2014 | Fogo-fátuo | Rocco |
Filmography
edit- Traição (1998) - screenwriter of the segment "Cachorro!"
- Bufo & Spallanzani (2001) - screenwriter
- O Xangô de Baker Street (2001) - screenwriter
- O Homem do Ano (2003) - based on her bookO Matador
References
edit- ^ Efraín Kristal, The Cambridge Companion to the Latin American Novel, p. 118.
- ^ Staff of The New York Times, The New York Times Book Reviews 2000, p. 98.
- ^ Raymond L. Williams, The Columbia Guide to the Latin American Novel since 1945, Columbia University Press, 2007, p. 348.
- ^ Anne Lambright, Elisabeth Guerrero, Unfolding the City: Women Write the City in Latin America, University of Minnesota Press, p. xxi.
- ^ "Folha de S.Paulo - Literatura: CBL anuncia os ganhadores do Prêmio Jabuti 2001 - 11/04/2001". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ^ Rodrigues, Daniel Alvares (2020-11-19). "Chiavenato, a teoria brasileira de administração se rende ao empreendedorismo". Tópicos Educacionais. 26 (2). doi:10.51359/2448-0215.2020.248525. ISSN 2448-0215.
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