Miguel Martins Abrahão is a prolific Brazilian writer and dramatist, author of numerous plays and books.
Life
Born in
São Paulo
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,
Brazil
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, on January 25, 1961, Miguel M. Abrahão spent much of his youth in São Paulo, and currently, resides in
Rio de Janeiro
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, with his wife and children.
He graduated in history, in
pedagogy
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and journalism, having held various activities in educational institutions, besides devoting much of his time on literature.
He taught
History of Brazil
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for the undergraduate program in journalism at the
Unimep (Universidade Metodista de
Piracicaba
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Name
The place name comes from a word in the Tupi langua ...
) in the 1980s. In this educational institution was also responsible for implementing the Center Theatre
UNIMEP in 1979 and coordinated all activities until theatrical 1981.
Most of his work for children and youth, however, although written during his teens, was only published from 1983 onwards.
Selected works
Plays
* ''As aventuras do Saci Pererê '' (children's, 1973)
* ''Pimpa, a Tartaruga'' (children's, 1973)
* ''
O Dinheiro'' (Comedy, 1976)
* ''Armadilha (peça)'' (drama, 1976)
* ''No Mundo Encantado da Carochinha'' (children's, 1976)
* ''O Descasamento'' (Comedy, 1977)
* ''Pensão Maloca'' (Comedy, 1977)
* ''
A Casa'' (Comedy, 1978)
* ''O Covil das Raposas'' (Comedy, 1978)
* ''
O Chifrudo'' (Comedy, 1978)
* ''
Pássaro da Manhã'' (teen drama, 1978)
* ''
Alta-Sociedade'' (Comedy, 1978)
* ''O Minuto Mágico'' (Comedy, 1981)
* ''
As Comadres'' (Comedy, 1981)
* ''Três'' (drama, 1981)
* ''
A Escola'' (historical drama, 1983)
* ''Bandidos Mareados'' (children's, 1983)
* ''O Rouxinol do Imperador'' (children's, 1992)
Novels
* ''O Bizantino'' (1984)
* ''
A Pele do Ogro'' (1996)
* ''O Strip do Diabo'' (1996)
* ''
A Escola'' (2007)
Children's book[Fundação Biblioteca Nacional]
* ''As Aventuras de Nina, a Elefanta Esquisita'' (1971)
* ''As aventuras do Saci Pererê'' (1973)
* ''Biquinho'' (1973)
* ''Pimpa, a Tartaruga'' (1973)
* ''Confissões de um Dragão'' (1974)
* ''Lateco'' (1974)
* ''Arabela'' (1974)
* ''Junior, o Pato'' (1974)
* ''Bonnie e Clyde'' (1975)
* ''O Mistério da Cuca'' (1975)
* ''O Império dos Bichos'' (1979)
* ''O Caso da Pérola Negra'' (1983)
Non-fiction: The Story of Civilization
* ''Introdução aos Estudos Históricos'' (Editora Salesiana, 1985)
* ''História Antiga e Medieval'' (Editora Salesiana, 1985)
* ''História Antiga'' (Editora Agbook, 1992)
* ''História Medieval'' (Editora Agbook, 1992)
References
External links
– Digital Library of Literature of
UFSC
Official blog
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1961 births
20th-century Brazilian dramatists and playwrights
Brazilian male dramatists and playwrights
Living people
Brazilian male novelists
20th-century Brazilian male writers
Writers from São Paulo
20th-century Brazilian novelists
21st-century Brazilian dramatists and playwrights
21st-century Brazilian novelists
21st-century Brazilian male writers