Marina Colasanti (born September 26, 1937 in

Asmara Asmara ( ), or Asmera, is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region. It sits at an elevation of , making it the sixth highest capital in the world by altitude and the second highest capital in Africa. The ...

, old Italian colony in

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) is an Italian writer, translator and journalist. She lived in Libya during her infancy, and then she moved to Italy, where she lived for eleven years. Her family moved to Brazil in 1948 due to the difficult conditions in Europe after World War II. In Brazil, she studied fine arts and worked as a journalist and a translator of Italian literature. She has published many books, including works of poetry, collections of short stories and children's literature. She is married to the writer

Affonso Romano de Sant'Anna Affonso Romano de Sant'Anna (born March 27, 1937), is a Brazilian poet, essay writer, and professor. Background He was a professor of Brazilian Literature at UCLA and the University of Texas at El Paso, and a writer for the O Globo newspaper. In ...

Prizes

*''Breve História de um Pequeno Amor'', 2014,

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: Fiction Book of the Year *''Passageira em trânsito'', 2010, Prêmio Jabuti: Poetry *''Uma idéia toda azul'', 1978, O Melhor para o Jovem, from the Fundação Nacional do Livro Infantil e Juvenil.

Works

*''Breve História de um Pequeno Amor'' (2014) *''Hora de alimentar serpentes'' (2013) *''Passageira em trânsito'' (2010) *''Minha Ilha Maravilha'' (2007) – Ed. Ática *''Acontece na cidade'' (2005) – Ed. Ática *''Fino sangue'' (2005) *''O homem que não parava de crescer'' (2005) *''23 histórias de um viajante'' (2005) *''Uma estrada junto ao rio'' (2005) *''A morada do ser'' (1978, 2004) *''Fragatas para terras distantes'' (2004) *''A moça tecelã'' (2004) *''Aventuras de pinóquio – histórias de uma marionete '' (2002) *''A casa das palavras'' (2002) – Ed. Ática *''Penélope manda lembranças'' (2001) – Ed. Ática *''A amizade abana o rabo'' (2001) *''Esse amor de todos nós'' (2000) *''Ana Z., aonde vai você?'' (1999) – Ed. Ática *''Gargantas abertas'' (1998) *''O leopardo é um animal delicado'' (1998) *''Histórias de amor'' (série "Para gostar de ler" vol. 22) (1997) – Ed. Ática *''Longe como o meu querer'' (1997) – Ed. Ática *''Eu sei mas não devia'' (1995) *''Um amor sem palavras'' (1995) *''Rota de colisão'' (1993) *''De mulheres, sobre tudo'' (1993) *''Entre a espada e a rosa'' (1992) *''Cada bicho seu capricho'' (1992) *''Intimidade pública'' (1990) *''A mão na massa'' (1990) *''Será que tem asas?'' (1989) *''Ofélia, a ovelha'' (1989) *''O menino que achou uma estrela'' (1988) *''Aqui entre nós'' (1988) *''Um amigo para sempre'' (1988) *''Contos de amor rasgado'' (1986) *''O verde brilha no poço'' (1986) *''E por falar em amor'' (1985) *''Lobo e o carneiro no sonho da menina'' (1985) *''A menina arco iris'' (1984) *''Doze reis e a moça no labirinto do vento'' (1978) *''Uma idéia toda azul'' (1978)

External links

Entrevista ao jornalista André Azevedo da Fonseca
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