Paulo Scott (born 8 December 1966) is a Brazilian author, poet, playwright, screenwriter and translator.
He studied law at
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul
The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul ( pt, PontifÃcia 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 ...
(PUCRS-RG).
He has received numerous awards including the ''Prêmio Fundação Biblioteca Nacional,'' and been shortlisted for renowned prizes like the ''
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 ...
'' and the ''
Prêmio São Paulo de Literatura''. His short story collection ''Still Orangutans'' was adapted into a movie and won the
Milano Film Festival
Milan Film Festival (MFF), also known as Milano Film Festival, is an annual film festival held since 1996 in Milan, Italy. It was founded as a competition of only local short films. It became an international film festival in 1998 when it also st ...
in 2008.
In 2014, his novel ''Nowhere People'' was published in English (trans.
Daniel Hahn) by
And Other Stories. It was featured on ''
World Literature Today''’s list of â
Notable Translations in 2014€™. His following book ''Phenotypes'', was longlisted to the 2022
International Booker Prize.
He currently lives in
Rio de Janeiro.
References
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1966 births
Living people
20th-century Brazilian dramatists and playwrights
Brazilian screenwriters
Brazilian translators
People from Porto Alegre
20th-century Brazilian short story writers
20th-century Brazilian novelists
20th-century Brazilian male writers
21st-century Brazilian dramatists and playwrights
21st-century Brazilian short story writers
21st-century Brazilian novelists
21st-century Brazilian male writers
Brazilian male dramatists and playwrights
Brazilian male short story writers
Brazilian male novelists