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Andréa del Fuego Brazil
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Andréa del Fuego
was born in São Paulo in 1975. Having studied journalism, she currently works
on the literary TV programme Entrelinhas (Between the
Lines). She has written a number of highly acclaimed children's books. Os Malaquias was shortlisted for the prestigious Prêmio São Paulo de Literatura
2011 and the Prêmio Jabuti
2011. The author writes the blog www.andreadelfuego.wordpress.com
and has been awarded unanimously the Prêmio José Saramago 2011.
Os Malaquias
(“The Malaquias”) is an intriguing, intelligent story of family ties and fate
in a world where magic lives alongside reality: When their parents die after
being struck by lightning, Nico, Antônio and Júlia are separated. While each
one tries to make it on their own, they continue to look for each other. Nico stays behind on a coffee plantation, while Antônio and Júlia are sent to an
orphanage. In time, Antônio joins Nico
and his family and Júlia becomes a successful
dressmaker. Then Nico decides to leave for new
shores, where he is sure he will see his sister again. A captivating family
saga enhanced by a fresh literary tone that skillfully combines scientific
conciseness with magical elements.
The
jury of the José Saramago
Prize about Os Malaquias:
Turning
back to the rural landscape, her archaic and tragic novel arouses the most
intense emotions.
Andréa
del Fuego offers us a read that won’t leave anyone
untouched. Os Malaquias
is harsh, poetic, authentic.
In the intrinsic entanglement of stories that make up this novel, the
words have scent and taste, they can be felt with the
fingertips. A true masterpiece.
José Luís Peixoto
Her characters live in the hiatus between the archaic and the modern,
they dwell in this dense little space between cosmopolitanism and localism. The
novel’s force lies in its evoking of memories and highlighting the
relationships between the characters.
Globo,
Prosa & Verso
Novels:
Os Malaquias
José Saramago Prize 2011
Rio de Janeiro: Língua Geral 2010, 276 p.
Argentina: Edhasa (Spanish world rights) ● Germany: Hanser (leading title autumn 2013) ● Israel:
Kinneret ● Italy: Feltrinelli (leading title autumn 2013) ● Portugal: Porto Editora 2012
Short stories:
Minto enquanto posso
São Paulo: O Nome da Rosa 2004, 130 p.
Nego tudo
São Paulo: Fina Flor 2005, 164 p.
Engano seu
São Paulo: O Nome da Rosa 2007, 84 p.
Nego fogo
São Paulo: Dulcinéia Catadora 2009, 27 p.
Chronicles:
Quase caio
São Paulo: Editora Escala Educacional 2008, 93 p.
Novels for young readers:
Sociedade da Caveira de
Cristal
São Paulo: editora Scipione 2008, 182 p.
Novels for children:
Irmãs de pelúcia
São Paulo: editora Scipione 2010, 88 p.
Participation in
anthologies (selection):
Blablablogue
São Paulo: Editora Terracota 2009
Um rio de contos – antologia
luso-brasileira
Lisbon: Editorial Tágide 2009
Futuro presente
Rio de Janeiro: Record 2009
90-00 Cuentos brasileños
contemporaneous
Peru: Ediciones Copé (Petroperu) 2009
Galeria do sobrenatural
São Paulo: Terracota Editora 2009
Escritores escritos
Rio de Janeiro: editora Flaneur 2010
Histórias femininas
São Paulo: editora Scipione 2011
Geração zero zero: fricções em
rede
São Paulo: Língua Geral 2011