Max Mallmann Souto Pereira (October 18, 1968 – November 4, 2016) was a Brazilian Prêmio Açorianos-winning novelist, short story writer and screenwriter specialized in

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, urban fantasy and magic realism. In 2018 he was named one of the most important Brazilian fantasy writers of the 21st century, alongside

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Biography

Max Mallmann was born in Porto Alegre,

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on October 18, 1968. He graduated in Law from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, and even passed the bar examination of the Order of Attorneys of Brazil, but never followed the profession. While growing up, he enjoyed reading stories by Jorge Luis Borges, Edgar Allan Poe and

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, and comic books by

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, which motivated him to become a writer. After publishing many short stories in different magazines, his debut novel, ''Confissão do Minotauro'', came out in 1989, when he was only 21 years old. Seven years later he published ''Mundo Bizarro'', which awarded him a Prêmio Açorianos in 1997. In 1999 Mallmann moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he found work as a in-house screenwriter for Rede Globo. During his tenure with Globo, he wrote for television series and '' telenovelas'' such as '' Malhação'', '' Coração de Estudante'', '' Carga Pesada'' and '' A Grande Família'', and also created the children's

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'' Clara e o Chuveiro do Tempo'', broadcast from December 18, 2005 to January 12, 2006. Around the same time he published two of his most critically acclaimed novels: ''Síndrome de Quimera'' in 2000 (which was shortlisted for a

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 ...

the following year) and ''Zigurate: Uma Fábula Babélica'' in 2003. In 2010 he published ''O Centésimo em Roma'', the first novel of the ''Desiderius Dolens'' series. The series focuses on the eponymous antihero, a

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who lives in Ancient Rome during the Year of the Four Emperors. The second installment, ''As Mil Mortes de César'', came out in 2014. A third one, ''A Prole da Loba'', was left unfinished. In September 2015 Mallmann was diagnosed with lung cancer, eventually dying from the disease on November 4, 2016, at the age of 48. Until his death he was working with his wife, fellow writer Adriana Lunardi, on the web television series '' Ilha de Ferro'', which finally premiered on November 14, 2018.

Bibliography

; ''Desiderius Dolens'' series * ''O Centésimo em Roma'' (Editora Rocco, 2010) * ''As Mil Mortes de César'' (Editora Rocco, 2014) ; Non-series novels * ''Confissão do Minotauro'' (IEL/IGEL, 1989) * ''Mundo Bizarro'' (Mercado Aberto, 1996) * ''Síndrome de Quimera'' (Editora Rocco, 2000) * ''Zigurate: Uma Fábula Babélica'' (Editora Rocco, 2003)

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