Daniel Galera (
São Paulo
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, July 13, 1979) is a Brazilian writer, translator and editor. He was born in
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
, but was raised and spent most of his life in
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the List of largest cities in Brazil, twelfth most populous city in the country ...
, until 2005 when he went back to São Paulo. He is considered by critics to be one of the most influential young authors in Brazilian literature.
Between 1998 and 2001, as a student at the
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
The Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul ( pt, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS) is a Brazilian public federal research university based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. UFRGS is among the largest and highest-rated univers ...
, he wrote for the literary e-zine Cardosonline; among the collaborators were André Czarnobai (the founder),
Clara Averbuck and Daniel Pellizari.
Daniel is one of the founders of the publishing house Livros do Mal and had some of his works adapted into plays and movies.
Works
Novels
*''Meia-Noite e Vinte'' (Midnight Twenty), Companhia das Letras, 2016
*''Barba ensopada de sangue'' (Blood-Drenched beard), Companhia das Letras, 2012;
*''Cordilheira'' (Mountain range),Companhia das Letras, 2008.
*''Mãos de Cavalo'' (The Shape of Bones), Companhia das Letras, 2006;
*''Até o dia em que o cão morreu'' (Until the day the dog died), Livros do Mal, 2003.
Short stories
*''Dentes Guardados'' (Stored Teeth
Livros do Mal, 2001.
Novellas
* ''O deus das avencas'' (The God of Ferns), Companhia das Letras, 2021.
Comic books
* ''Cachalote'', Quadrinhos na Cia. 2010. (writer; art by
Rafael Coutinho
Rafael dos Santos Coutinho (born January 28, 1980, in São Paulo) is a Brazilian comics artist, painter and animator.
Early life and education
Coutinho was born on January 28, 1980, the city of São Paulo. He studied Arts at São Paulo State U ...
).
Participation in anthologies
*''Lusofonica: La Nuova narrativa in Lingua Portoghese'', La Nuova Frontiera, Itália, 2006.
*''Sex'n'Bossa'', Mondadori, Itália, 2005;
*''Contos de Bolso'', Casa Verde, 2005;
*''Os Cem Menores Contos Brasileiros do Século'', Ateliê Editorial, 2004;
*''Contos de oficina 24'', WS, 2000;
*''Literatura Século XXI, vol. 2'', Blocos, 1999.
Translations
*"Manuale per investire cani" (Dentes Guardados), Arcana Libri, Itália, 2004.
*"Manos de caballo" (Mãos de Cavalo), Interzona, Argentina, 2007.
*"Mãos de Cavalo"(Mãos de Cavalo), Portugal, Caminho, 2008.
*"Sogni all'alba del ciclista urbano" (Mãos de Cavalo), Mondadori, Itália, 2008.
*"Cordilheira" (Cordilheira), Portugal, Caminho, 2010.
*"Paluche" (Mãos de Cavalo), Gallimard, France, 2010.
*"Flut" (Barba ensopada de sangue), Suhrkamp Verlag, 2013.
* "Blood-Drenched Beard" (Barba ensopada de sangue), Hamish Hamilton, UK, 2014
Awards and recognitions
* Prêmio Açorianos de Literatura: Publishing House of the Year (Porto Alegre, 2003)
*
2012 Granta Best of Young Brazilian Novelists
*
2013 São Paulo Prize for Literature — Winner in the Best Book of the Year category for ''Barba ensopada de sangue''
References
External links
Personal website – Portuguese
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Brazilian male short story writers
21st-century Brazilian short story writers
Book editors
1979 births
Living people
21st-century Brazilian novelists
21st-century Brazilian male writers
Brazilian male novelists
Brazilian editors