João Carlos Reiners Terron (born 9 February 1968), writing as Joca Reiners Terron, is a Brazilian poet, novelist, designer and editor.

Biography

Terron was born in

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, in 1968. He studied Architecture at

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and studied Industrial Design at UNESP. He lives in

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since 1995. He was founder and editor of the independent publishing house Ciência do Acidente. His works appeared on several anthologies published in Brazil and abroad, such as ''Geração 90: os transgressores (Boitempo, 2003)'', ''Os Cem Menores Contos Brasileiros do Século (Ateliê Editorial, 2004),'' Dentro de um livro (Casa da Palavra, 2005), ''A Literatura latino-americana do século XXI (Aeroplano Editora/Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, 2005''), ''Contos Cruéis: as narrativas mais violentas da literatura brasileira contemporânea (Geração Editorial, 2006)'', ''Rattapalax'' and ''

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46: The Latin American Crime Issue (2014)''

Works

Novels

* ''Não há nada lá'' (Ciência do Acidente, 2001;

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, 2011) * ''Curva de Rio Sujo'' (Planeta, 2004) (adapted into film by Felipe Bragança) * ''Do fundo do poço se vê a lua'' (Companhia das Letras, 2010) * ''Guia de ruas sem saída'' – Bolsa

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de fomento à Criação Literária. Illustrations by André Ducci, (selo editorial Edith, 2012) * ''A tristeza extraordinária do Leopardo-das-Neves'' (Companhia das Letras, 2013) * ''Noite Dentro da Noite'' (Companhia das Letras, 2017) * ''A Morte e o Meteoro'' (Companhia das Letras, 2019) * ''O Riso dos Ratos'' (Todavia, 2021)

Short stories

* ''Hotel Hell'' (Livros do Mal, 2003) * ''Sonho interrompido por guilhotina'' (Casa da Palavra, 2006)

Poetry

* ''Eletroencefalodrama'' (Ciência do Acidente, 1998) * ''Animal anônimo'' (Ciência do Acidente, 2002) * ''Transportuñol borracho'' (Yiyi Jambo, Asunción, 2008)

Stage plays

* ''Cedo ou tarde tudo morre'' – dirigida por Haroldo Rego e encenada no projeto Nova Dramaturgia Brasileira (CCBB Brasília – maio/2011). * ''Bom Retiro 958 Metros'' – com Teatro da Vertigem, direção de Antônio Araújo, encenada em São Paulo entre junho de 2012 e abril de 2013.}

Awards

* Prêmio Redescoberta da Literatura Brasileira da Revista Cult por "Não Há Nada Lá" (2000). * Bolsa para autores com obra em conclusão da Fundação Biblioteca Nacional (2002). * Bolsa Petrobras de Criação Literária por "Guia de Ruas Sem Saída" (2007). * Prêmio Machado de Assis de Romance da

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por ''Do fundo do poço se vê a lua'' (Companhia das Letras, 2010). * Menção Honrosa na categoria Contos por "A Memória é uma Curva de Rio Sujo" – Concurso Nacional de Literatura Cidade de Belo Horizonte.

References

External links

* http://www.mertin-litag.de/authors_htm/Terron-J.htm Profile atMertin Literary Agency
Terron, Joca
Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural da Literatura Brasileira
Author's Blog
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