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José Roberto Torero Marcus Aurelius Pimenta Brazil
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José Roberto Torero was born in Santos in
1963 and studied letters and journalism at University of São Paulo. He is the
awarded author of a short-run film and a play. His novel O Chalaça
became a bestseller in his country.
Marcus Aurelius Pimenta was born in Brazil in 1962 as the son of a Presbyterian. He is
historian and journalist and lives in São Paulo.
Terra Papagalli (“Land of the Parrots”) transports the reader
on an ironic-satirical journey into the world of the sixteenth century when
Pedro Álvares Cabral lands on the coast of Brazil. Cosme Fernandes, an exiled
Jew left behind in the “New World” for approaching a modest young lady of high
social standing, tells us about his encounter with the Indios, the faith and
superstition of the Portuguese, providing us with moral instructions on how to
survive in the land of the Parrots.
O evangelho de Barrabás ("The Gospel of Barrabás") is an entertaining parody of the
New Testament, telling us with surprising twists and turns what the life of
Barrabás may have been like. Combing the Bible for quotes, the two authors
found he declared his love for Maria Magdalena – and that humanity will
tolerate almost anything as long as people have someone to idealise.
A funny and
well written parody.
Folha de S. Paulo
O Evangelho de
Barrabás has something
of Monty Python's The Life of Brian.
Revista da Folha
Original editions and rights sold:
Torero &
Pimenta
Novels:
Terra
Papagalli
São Paulo: Companhia das
Letras 1997; Rio de Janeiro:Objetiva 2000, 189 p.
Germany: Krüger 2000; Fischer pb 2002 • Portugal: Quetzal 2000
Os vermes
Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva
2000, 231 p.
O Evangelho de
Barrabás
Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva
2010, 220 p.
For children:
Nuno descobre
o Brasil
Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva
2004, 124 p.
Naná descobre
o céu
Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva
2005, 117 p.
Chapeuzinhos
Colorinos
Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva
2010, 55 p.
(Illustration by Marilia Pirillo)
O patatinho feio que não era patinho nem feio
Rio de Janeiro:
Objetiva 2011, 35 p.
José Roberto
Torero:
Novels:
Xadrez, truco
e outras guerras
Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva
1998, 183 p.
O chalaça
São Paulo: Companhia das
Letras 1994; Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva 1999, 226 p.
Tv rights sold to
Globo
For young readers:
Uma história
de futebol
Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva
2002, 80 p.
Film adaptation
Spain: Blackie Books
A princesa que
soltava pum
Spain: Blackie Books