Ivan Ângelo (born February 4, 1936, in
Barbacena,
Minas Gerais province) is a
Brazilian writer who has worked as a novelist, short-story writer, and journalist.
He wrote his first stories in 1954. One of his early works, "Culpado sem Crime" (Guilty without Crime), won an award in a contest sponsored by the city of
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...
. In 1965, he moved to
São Paulo where he worked for the ''
Jornal da Tarde''.
He won the
Prêmio Jabuti
The Prêmio Jabuti (the "Tortoise Prize") is the most traditional literary award in Brazil, given by the Brazilian Book Chamber (CBL). It was conceived by Edgard Cavalheiro in 1959 when he presided over the CBL, with the interest of rewarding autho ...
in 1976 with his novel, ''A festa'' (''
The Celebration
''The Celebration'' ( da, Festen) is a 1998 Danish dark comedy-drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg and produced by Nimbus Film. The film tells the story of a family gathering to celebrate their father's 60th birthday, juggling subjects of ...
'') and again in 1995 for ''Amor?''. He has also received awards from
APCA for ''A face horrivel'' (The Horrible Face) and ''Pode me beijar se quiser'' (You can Kiss me if you Want).
Partido da Causa Operária website
He has written a regular column for the weekly São Paulo newsmagazine ''Veja'' since 1999. He has also lectured at Yale University.
Books
* ''Homem sofrendo no quarto'', 1959
* ''Duas faces'' (''Two Faces''), 1961
* ''A festa'' (''The Celebration
''The Celebration'' ( da, Festen) is a 1998 Danish dark comedy-drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg and produced by Nimbus Film. The film tells the story of a family gathering to celebrate their father's 60th birthday, juggling subjects of ...
''), 1975
* ''A casa de vidro'' (''The Tower of Glass'', English translation by Ellen Watson), 1979
* ''A face horrível'', 1986
* ''O ladrão de sonhos e outras histórias'' (''The Thief of Dreams and other stories''), 1994
* ''Amor?'' (''Love?''), 1995
* ''Pode me beijar se quiser'' (''You can kiss me if you want''), 1997
* ''O vestido luminoso da princesa'', 1997
* ''História em ão e inha'', 1998
Notes
External links
A Democracy of Perception: Ivan Ângelo's "''Literatura do Contra''"
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Excerpt from "O ladrão de sonhos e outras histórias," with biography
*
Interview by Cristiane Costa
*
Biography of Ivan Ângelo from Enciclopédia Itaú Culturel
Brazilian male writers
1936 births
Living people
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