National literature expands horizons of Brazilian cultural production
Brazilian literature has a lot to offer.
Sometimes, People focus on old and classic writers, But the diversity of authors in Brazil is also currently made with great relevance.
The plurality of voices that make up Brazilian society corroborates the possibility of complex authors and with much to speak - and write.
Each author(to) Has your writing, your style, their unique themes and trajectories.
Raphael montes
One of the most commented names in fiction literature in Brazil, Raphael Montes won the youth with his suspenseful books.
His works have dense psychological narratives and strong plot twists.
A trait that marks its writing is to explore the obscure aspects of the human mind and also of society.
His first novel was Suicidal, released in 2012, that deals with mysterious deaths of young people.
But the book that consolidated his career was Perfect Days, from 2014.
In this work, Montes narrates the obsession of a student by a kidnapped woman.
In his book Secret Dinner, two years later, He explores the morality of extreme gastronomic practices.
In addition, Montes is also a screenwriter and adapted some of his works, To bring audiovisual literature closer.
Conceição Evaristo
Who reads Conceição Evaristo is thrilled.
She is a great representative of Afro-Brazilian literature.
In his artworks, Conceição gives voice to marginalized subjects, mainly black women.
Your writing comes from your experienced experiences, in order to denounce injustices and demonstrate memory and resistance.
water holes (2014) highlights the reality of characters marked by pain, exclusion and struggle for dignity.
Itamar Vieira Junior
Or famous Plow, from 2019, who won important awards such as Jabuti and Oceans, has a national and international highlight author.
Itamar Vieira Junior wrote the work that takes place in the Bahian backlands and accompanies two sisters fighting for land and freedom.
Your writing style is lyrical and critical, in order to brutally mobilize social issues, structural inequalities and the erasure of memories.
In 2021, released Doramar or odyssey: stories, on the invisible voices of Brazilian society.
He has a graduate of Geography at the Federal University of Bahia, and has worked in public policies. Your books are of the genre Romance and Tales.
Pedro Bandeira
Very present in school reading cirandas, Pedro Bandeira is a great name of children's literature, essential to create a taste for reading and forming adults with cultural baggage.
His works are of fluid language, with topics like friendship, Ethics, identity and justice approached in a sensitive and empathic way.
Your most emblematic book, The drug of obedience (1984), Inaugurates the series Os Karas, A milestone in the life of young readers.
Tells the story of a group of adolescents who live adventures and face complex moral dilemmas.
Pedro Bandeira is also the author of The Fantastic Feiurinha Mystery (1986), work that gave rise to the film with Xuxa, Luciano Huck, Angelica and other names of Brazilian screens.
A história dialoga com os contos de fadas clássicos de forma original com muitas lições.
Ailton Krenák
Ainda se falando de representatividade, Ailton Krenak é um ambientalista, pensador e líder indígena. Ele é, currently, uma das principais vozes da filosofia indígena.
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Em um país colonizado como o Brasil, é de extrema importância ter vozes como a dele.
Ele contribuiu para a literatura contemporânea com a produção de ensaios com crítica social, espiritualidade e defesa do meio ambiente.
Seus temas permeiam a denúncia da destruição ambiental e a lógica do consumo desenfreado.
In the work A vida não é útil, from 2020, ele propõe uma reflexão sobre a ideia que a existência tem que ter utilidade.
It is a book that provokes the reader to rethink his place in the world and his relationship with the earth and with the next.
Carla Madeira
Brazilian prose is currently in the hands of Carla Madeira.
Novels with universal themes and intimate language of the author are extremely delicate and intense.
His career emerged with Everything is Rio, About love, loss, desire and forgiveness.
This book became a bestseller and was very echoed.
In other works, such as The nature of the bite, builds real characters and contradictory stories of human nature.
It has accessible writing with the ability to easily thrill.
Professional Paths
Risking in the writer profession is for those who have claw and courage.
Exposing your voice to the world is a great responsibility.
Reading clubs and writing workshops are good starting points for literature lovers.
For those interested in the universe of writing and cultural production, But it's not yet sure which career to pursue, the realization of a vocational test It is a great opportunity to find out.
Or editorial market
The renewal of the literary market in Brazil is a sign of resistance and cultural appreciation of the country's riches.
In a large country like this, the trajectories open a lot of space for very important narratives.
It is important to value the expansion of access to decentralize the cultural production of outside countries.
Contemporary writers are fundamental to consolidate the editorial scenario and strengthen the democratization of books.
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