Rodrigo Gurgel (born 1955) is a Brazilian literary critic and professor of
literature. Gurgel was the controversial critic of
Jabuti Award
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2012 who gave very low notes to books released by personalities that year, for which he was called the ''Jurado "C"'' (''"C" judge''). His notes were criticized by
Leftist
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journalists.
For 13 years, Gurgel was a pupil of the Brazilian writer
Olavo de Carvalho (1947-2022), who taught philosophy at an online course started in 2009. When Olavo died, on January 25, 2022, Gurgel wrote a eulogy to him. Gurgel is among the most important
Brazilian Conservative literary critics.
Books
* ''Muita Retórica - Pouca Literatura''. Vide Editorial, 2012. ISBN 9788562910104
* ''Crítica, Literatura e Narratofobia''. Vide Editorial, 2015. ISBN 978-8567394718
* ''Esquecidos e Superestimados''. Vide Editorial. 2016.
ISBN 9788567394176
* ''Percevejos, ideólogos — e alguns escritores''. Vide Editorial, 2019. ISBN 9788595070752
References
External links
Official website
Brazilian literary critics
Brazilian anti-communists
1955 births
Living people
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