Patrícia Melo

Patrícia Melo
Born1962 (age 63–64)
São Paulo, Brazil
OccupationsWriter and author

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]

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

Year Title Publisher
1994Acqua ToffanaCompanhia das Letras/Rocco
1995The Killer -O MatadorCompanhia das Letras/Companhia de Bolso/Rocco
1998In Praise of Lies -Elogio da MentiraCompanhia das Letras/Rocco
2000InfernoCompanhia das Letras/Rocco
2003Valsa NegraCompanhia das Letras/Rocco
2006Mundo PerdidoCompanhia das Letras/Rocco
2008Jonas, o CopromantaCompanhia das Letras/Rocco
2010Ladrão de CadáveresRocco
2011Escrevendo no escuroRocco
2014 Fogo-fátuo Rocco

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Efraín Kristal, The Cambridge Companion to the Latin American Novel, p. 118.
  2. ↑ Staff of The New York Times, The New York Times Book Reviews 2000, p. 98.
  3. ↑ Raymond L. Williams, The Columbia Guide to the Latin American Novel since 1945, Columbia University Press, 2007, p. 348.
  4. ↑ Anne Lambright, Elisabeth Guerrero, Unfolding the City: Women Write the City in Latin America, University of Minnesota Press, p. xxi.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ 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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