Leandro Sarmatz is a Brazilian writer and journalist. He was born in

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and now lives in

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. He studied at

PUC-RS The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul ( pt, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS) is a private non-profit Catholic university. With campuses in the Brazilian cities of Porto Alegre and Viamão, it is the ...

. Sarmatz was an editor at the publishing house Companhia das Letras, leaving it in 2016 to establish a new publishing house, Todavia. He is also a columnist and journalist for a number of Brazilian media outlets. He is the author of the play ''Mães e sogras'' (2000), the poetry collection ''Logocausto'' (2009) and the short story collection ''Uma fome'' (2010). He was named by '' Granta'' magazine as one of the best young writers in Brazil.

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