João Almino is a Braziliannovelist. He is the author ofThe Brasília Quintet, which consists of thenovelsIdeas on Where to Spend the End of the World,Samba-Enredo,The Five Seasons of Love (first published inPortuguese by Editora Record; published in Spanish byAlfaguara, México, and by Corregidor, inArgentina; in Italian by Editrice Il Sirente;Casa de las Americas 2003 Literary Award; in English by Host Publications, 2008);The Book of Emotions (shortlisted for the Zaffari & Bourbon Literary Award and the Portugal-Telecom Literary Award; Editora Record, 2008;Dalkey Archive Press, 2012) andCidade Livre (Free City, Editora Record, 2010; Passo Fundo Zaffari & Bourbon Literary Award for best novel published in Portuguese from May 2009 to May 2011; shortlisted for theJabuti Award 2011 and for the Portugal-Telecom Literary Award 2011; translated asFree City, it was published byDalkey Archive Press in 2013). His 2015 novelEnigmas da Primavera (Enigmas of Spring) was published in English in 2016 byDalkey Archive Press and won the Jabuti Award (second Prize) for Best Brazilian Book in translation. His seventh novel was published in November 2017 in Brazil:Entre facas, algodão (The last twist of the knife, Dalkey Archive Press, 2021). His most recent novel,Homem de Papel, was published in 2022 (shortlisted for the São Paulo Literary Award and among the 10 for best literary novel in the Jabuti Award). He has also authored books of philosophical and literary essays. He taught at theNational Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), at theUniversity of Brasília (UnB), theInstituto Rio Branco,Berkeley,Stanford andThe University of Chicago. In 2017, he was elected as one of the 40 members of theBrazilian Academy of Letters.

• Idéias para Onde Passar o Fim do Mundo, Brasiliense, 1987 (reedição 2003)
• Samba-Enredo, 1994; republished by Editora Record in 2013 (also published in Spanish)
• As Cinco Estações do Amor, 2001; (also published in Spanish, in Italian and in English)
• O Livro das Emoções, 2008; The Book of Emotions, Dalkey Archive Press, 2012.
• Cidade Livre, Editora Record, 2010; "Hôtel Brasilia", Editions Métailié, Paris, 2012; Free City, Dalkey Archive Press, 2013.
• These books are part of what is known as the "Brasília'Quintet"Quinteto deBrasília.
• Enigmas da Primavera (Enigmas of Spring, Dalkey Archive Press, 2016), Editora Record, 2015.
• Entre facas, algodão (The last twist of the knife, Editora Record, 2017.
• Homem de Papel Editora Record, 2022.

• Brasil-EUA: Balanço Poético, 1996;
• Escrita em contraponto, 2008; Tendencias de la Literatura Brasileña, Buenos Aires: Leviatán, 2012;
• O diabrete angélico e o pavão: Enredo e amor possíveis emBrás Cubas, 2009.

• Os Democratas Autoritários, 1980;
• A Idade do Presente, 1985 ("La edad del presente", Fondo de Cultura Económica, México, 1986);
• Era uma Vez uma Constituinte, 1985;
• O Segredo e a Informação, 1986;
• Naturezas Mortas - A Filosofia Política do Ecologismo, 2004.
• 500 anos de Utopia, 2017.
• Dois ensaios sobre Utopia, 2017.

• ShortlistedPrêmio Jabuti, porIdéias para Onde Passar o Fim do Mundo
• Instituto Nacional do Livro,Idéias para Onde Passar o Fim do Mundo
• Candango de Literatura, forIdéias para Onde Passar o Fim do Mundo

• Casa de las Américas Award,Cuba, for "The Five Seasons of Love",As Cinco Estações do Amor^[1]

• nominated for the Portugal-Telecom Award, "O Livro das Emoções" ("The Book of Emotions");
• nominated for the 6th Prêmio Passo Fundo Zaffari & Bourbon de Literatura (Biannual Passo Fundo Zaffari & Bourbon for best novel,O Livro das Emoções ("The Book of Emotions");

• winner of the 7º Prêmio Passo Fundo Zaffari & Bourbon de Literatura (7th Passo Fundo Literary Biannual Zaffari & Bourbon Award as best novel, forCidade Livre, "Free City");
• shortlisted for thePrêmio Jabuti,Cidade Livre ("Free City");
• shortlisted for the Portugal-Telecom Award,Cidade Livre ("Free City");

• nominee for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award,The Book of Emotions ("O livro das emoções").

• nominee for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award,Free City ("Cidade Livre").

• shortlisted for the Rio Literature Award,Enigmas da Primavera (Enigmas of Spring,Dalkey Archive Press)
• shortlisted for theSão Paulo Prize for Literature,Enigmas da Primavera (Enigmas of Spring,Dalkey Archive Press)^[2] Semifinalist for the Oceanos Award,Enigmas da Primavera (Enigmas of Spring,Dalkey Archive Press).^[3]

• Jabuti Award, 2nd Prize, forEnigmas of Spring, published by Dalkey Archive Press.

• Semifinalist for the Oceanos Award, forEntre facas, algodão (The last twist of the knife).

• Jabuti Award, one of the 10 semifinalists, best literary novel, forHomem de Papel
• São Paulo Literary Award, one of the 10 shortlisted novels, forHomem de Papel

• João Almino
• List of books by the author from WorldCat
• Overview - works in libraries (Worldcat catalogue)
• The Book of Emotions, Lusofonia and its futures
• The Book of Emotions BOOKFORUM
• The Book of Emotions, Full Stop
• Exploring fictions, Excerpt “The Five Seasons of Love”
• Host Publications, The Five Seasons of Love
• Le Monde
• Hôtel Brasilia, Le Figaro Littéraire
• Critique, Articles de Presse, France, Hôtel Brasilia
• Regina Zilberman, Cidade Livre: Fundação e memória cultural
• Almino y la inquieta literatura brasileña
• Guillermo Lescano Allende, "Dios no piensa en números redondos"
• Heloisa Buarque de Hollanda sobre “As Cinco Estações do Amor”
• Estudos Lusófonos, Um dedo de prosa com João Almino
• Todo instante: a ficção de João Almino, por Pedro Meira Monteiro
• Saraiva Conteúdo
• Cidade Livre, Correio Braziliense
• Moacyr Scliar sobre “O livro das emoções”
• Alvaro Costa e Silva e Eustáquio Gomes sobre “Cidade Livre”
• João Almino in Facebook

• 20th-century Brazilian novelists
• 20th-century Brazilian male writers
• Brazilian male novelists
• Living people
• Academic staff of the National Autonomous University of Mexico
• Stanford University faculty
• 21st-century Brazilian novelists
• 21st-century Brazilian male writers
• Members of the Brazilian Academy of Letters

• Articles with short description
• Short description matches Wikidata
• Year of birth missing (living people)