Carol Bensimon (born August 22, 1982 in Porto Alegre) is a Brazilian writer. Bensimon graduated in Advertising at

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, later acquiring a master's degree in Literary Theory at

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and through an exchange, she studied also at Pantheon-Sorbonne University. Bensimon published short stories in magazines ''Ficções'', ''Ficção de Polpa'' e ''Bravo!'', as well as in the newspaper

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. Her first book was ''Pó de parede'' (Não Editora, 2008), including three novellas. In 2009, after receiving a literary creation scholarship by Funarte she wrote ''Sinuca embaixo d'água'', published by Companhia das Letras. The book was a finalist of

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in category New Author and of Jabuti Award 2010 in the category Novel. She was one of the authors included in the anthology ''Histórias Femininas'', published in 2011 by publisher Scipione. The book included tales of contemporary authors such as

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, Cecília Giannetti and Andréa del Fuego. Bensimon was selected in 2012 as one of 20 Best of Young Brazilian Writers by the British

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, "which indicates the names that will build the map of Brazilian literature".

Works

*''Pó de parede'' (Não editora, 2008) *''Sinuca embaixo d'água'' (Companhia das Letras, 2009) *''Todos nós adorávamos caubóis'' (Companhia das Letras, 2013) **English translation: ''We All Loved Cowboys. (''Transit Books, 2018) *''O clube dos jardineiros de fumaça'' (Companhia das Letras, 2017) *''Diorama (''Companhia das Letras, 2022)

References

External links

Official site (in Portuguese)
Living people 1982 births Brazilian women novelists 21st-century Brazilian novelists Writers from Porto Alegre Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul alumni 21st-century Brazilian women writers {{Brazil-writer-stub