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Flávio Carneiro Brazil
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Flávio Carneiro was born in Goiânia in
1962. He has been working as a writer, literary critic, script writer and
professor of Literature at the
University in Rio de Janeiro. He writes for O Globo and Jornal
de Brasil and has been awarded
numerous prizes, among them the Prêmio Jabuti in 2007.
In his novel
O campeonato ("The Championship"), Flávio Carneiro tells an
intriguing story of suspense starring a witty and unusual protagonist. André, a
compulsive reader and detective, is contracted by the millionaire Montenegro to
look for his son. With the help of his beautiful fellow detective Mariana and
the mysterious adolescent Lívia, he discovers a bizarre competition of virgins
held by the crème de la crème of Brazilian society – and his own client appears
to be involved. In order to expose the culprit and save himself and his
friends, André finally enters into the fatal game himself – only to realize
that even his wildest guess doesn't come close to the truth.
A
classic crime novel, with thrills, hints and traps ... The book doesn't only
entertain us, telling a simple and unpretentious story, it brings us face to
face with reality.
O Globo
Enriching the panorama of contemporary
literature, the novel broadens the reader's horizon as he avidly tries to
understand today's society.
Jornal
do Brasil
Looking
at the best of Brazilian literature, the crime novel is outstanding, and in
this genre, authors like Flávio Carneiro are beginning to establish themselves.
El País
A confissão ("The Confession") is a novel full of
suspense and surprising turns, mingling crime and mystery with a beautiful love
story. The narrator, whose profession is stealing books, has kidnapped a woman,
and in an abandoned beach house he tells her a riveting story of love and fear.
In his search for identity, he discovers that he possesses a gift that is at
once a blessing and a curse: He is a modern vampire, thriving not on blood but
on memories. Whenever he sleeps with a woman she is doomed to die, while he
inherits her knowledge and makes it his own. Trying to prevent new deaths, he
flees from Rio de Janeiro to a small village in China. But not even there is he
able to find peace. After years of travelling the world, he finally decides to
return home. Gradually, he reveals the role his victim has played in this
strange entanglement - and is yet to play.
In elegant
and fluid language, Flávio Carneiro paints a vivid and engaging character.
While reality and fantasy merge almost imperceptibly, the narrator is not
portrayed as the vile monster once associated with vampires, but alternately as
a charismatic man with extraordinary talents and a dark villain. At the end,
both the reader and the victim will have to surrender to him.
In A Ilha (“The
Island”), the inhabitants of a remote island decipher a series of mysterious
messages that arrive in bottles. Gradually, they become aware that they have
been manipulated and are facing their own demise. In his captivating new novel,
Flávio Carneiro cleverly
combines elements of adventure literature and science fiction.
Represented for Riff Agency, exc. French, Portuguese & Spanish
Rights sold:
Novels:
O campeonato
Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva 2002, Rocco 2009, 384 p.
Portugal: Edi9
A confissão
Rio de Janeiro: Rocco 2006, 236 p.
Portugal: Edi9 2010 ●
UK: The Drawbridge
(Excerpt) 2011
A Ilha
Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, forthcoming
Short Stories:
Da Matriz ao Beco e Depois
Rio de Janeiro: Rocco 1994, 121 p.
Passe de Letra
Rio de Janeiro: Rocco 2009, 167 p.
Essays:
Entre o cristal e a chama: ensaios sobre o leitor
Rio de Janeiro: Ed. UERJ 2001, 182 p.
No país do presente: ficção brasileira no início do século XXI
Rio de Janeiro: Rocco 2005, 340 p.
O Leitor Fingido
Rio de Janeiro: Rocco 2010, 208 p.
Children & Young Readers (selection):
Prezado Ronaldo
São Paulo: Ed. SM
2006, 127 p.
Colombia: Ed. SM
A Distância das Coisas
São Paulo: Edições SM 2008, 144 p.
Colombia: Ed. SM ● Mexico: Ed. SM
Devagar & Divagando
Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, forthcoming