Brazilian writer (1925–2020)
Rubem Fonseca (May 11, 1925 – April 15, 2020) was a Brazilian writer.[ 1] [ 2]
He was born inJuiz de Fora , in the state ofMinas Gerais , but he lived most of his life inRio de Janeiro . In 1952, he started hiscareer as a low-level cop and, later became a police commissioner, one of the highest ranks in the civil police of Brazil. Following the steps of American novelistThomas Pynchon , a close friend of Fonseca, he refused to give interviews and felt strongly about maintaining his privacy.[ 3]
His stories are dark and gritty, filled with violence and sexual content, and usually set in an urban environment. He claimed a writer should have the courage to show what most people are afraid to say. Authors from the rising generation of Brazilian writers, such asPatrícia Melo orLuiz Ruffato , have stated that Fonseca's writing has influenced their work.[ 3]
He started his career by writingshort stories , while first popularnovel wasA Grande Arte Agosto . One recurring character in Fonseca's books is the lawyer-detective Mandrake.[ 4]
In 2003, he won theCamões Prize , considered the most importantaward in thePortuguese language .
In 2012, he became the first recipient of Chile'sManuel Rojas Ibero-American Narrative Award .[ 5]
He died in Rio de Janeiro in April 2020 at the age of 94.[ 6]
Novels and novellas [ edit ] O Caso Morel (1973)A Grande Arte (1983) Bufo & Spallanzani (1986)Vastas Emoções e Pensamentos Imperfeitos (1988)Agosto (1990)O Selvagem da Ópera (1994)Do Meio do Mundo Prostituto Só Amores Guardei ao Meu Charuto (1997, novella)O doente Molière (2000, novella)Diário de um Fescenino (2003)Mandrake: A Bíblia e a Bengala (2005, novella)O Seminarista (2009)José (2011)Short story collections and anthologies [ edit ] Os Prisioneiros (1963)A Coleira do Cão (1965)Lúcia McCartney (1967)Feliz Ano Novo (1975)O Homem de Fevereiro ou Março (1973)O Cobrador (1979)Romance Negro e Outras Histórias (1992)Contos Reunidos (1994)O Buraco na Parede (1995)Romance Negro, Feliz Ano Novo e Outras Histórias (1996)Histórias de Amor (1997)Confraria dos Espadas (1998)Secreções, Excreções e Desatinos (2001)Pequenas Criaturas (2002)64 Contos de Rubem Fonseca (2004)Ela e Outras Mulheres (2006)Axilas e Outras Histórias Indecorosas (2011)Histórias Curtas (2015)English translations [ edit ] High Art (translation by Ellen Watson, Harper & Row, New York, 1986)Bufo & Spallanzani (translation by Clifford E. Landers, Dutton, New York, 1990)Vast Emotions and Imperfect Thoughts (translation by Clifford Landers, Ecco Press, New York, 1998)The Taker and Other Stories Winning the Game and Other Stories Crimes of August (translation by Clifford E. Landers ofAgosto , University of Massachusetts Press, Amherst, Mass., 2014)^ Wilmington, Michael (October 30, 1991)."MOVIE REVIEW 'Exposure' Settles for Less Than Tantalizing Potential" .Los Angeles Times . Retrieved28 April 2011 .There may be something unconsciously premonitory about the fact that the people who've made a movie out of Rubem Fonseca's fascinating Brazilian thriller ... [dead link ] ^ Polk, James (August 23, 1998)."Blame It on Rio" .New York Times . Retrieved28 April 2011 . ^a b Tello Garrido, Romeo. Prólogo en Fonseca Rubem, Los mejores relatos. México: Alfaguara, 1998. ^ "Folha Online - Ilustrada - "Mandrake", de Rubem Fonseca, entra na lista dos mais vendidos - 15/08/2005" .www1.folha.uol.com.br . Retrieved2020-09-03 .^ García, Javier (28 September 2012)."Fonseca, el policial más duro de Brasil, recibe el premio Manuel Rojas" [Fonseca, the Toughest Policeman in Brazil, Receives the Manuel Rojas Award].La Tercera . Retrieved3 September 2018 . ^ "Morre o escritor Rubem Fonseca aos 94 anos" .GaúchaZH . April 15, 2020.Portuguese
Rubem Fonseca: Proibido e Consagrado / Deonísio da Silva., 1996 Os Crimes do Texto: Rubem Fonseca e a Ficção Contemporânea / Vera Follain de Figueiredo., 2003 Acercamientos a Rubem Fonseca / José Bru., 2003 No Fio do Texto: A Obra de Rubem Fonseca / Maria Antonieta Pereira., 1999 Roteiro Para um Narrador: Uma Leitura dos Contos de Rubem Fonseca / Ariovaldo José Vidal., 2000 O Realismo na Ficção de José Cardoso Pires e de Rubem Fonseca / Petar Petrov., 2000 Literatura e Consumo: O Caso Rubem Fonseca / Ana Cristina Coutinho Viegas., 2002 "O Mago Artificial", in O Estudante do Coração / Luis Carlos de Morais Junior, 2010
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