Ruth Machado Lousada Rocha (born March 2, 1931 in

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

), most known as Ruth Rocha is a Brazilian writer of children's books. Together with

Lygia Bojunga Lygia Bojunga (born 26 August 1932, in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian writer of children's books under the name Lygia Bojunga Nunes. She is one of four people to win the two major international awards: for "lasting contribution to chi ...

Ana Maria Machado Ana Maria Machado (born 24 December 1941) is a Brazilian writer of children's books, one of the most significant alongside Lygia Bojunga Nunes and Ruth Rocha. She received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2000 for her "lasting ...

and Eva Furnari she is one of the leading exponents of the new wave of Brazilian children's literature. Rocha graduated in Political Sociology at the

University of São Paulo The University of São Paulo ( pt, Universidade de São Paulo, USP) is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian public university and the country's most prestigious educational institution, the best ...

and postgraduated in Educational Orientation in the

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. She became a member of the Paulista Academy of Arts since October 25, 2007, occupying the chair 38.

Work

She debuted in the literary field in 1967, writing articles for several magazines on education, among them Cláudia. In 1976, she published her first book entitled Palavras Muitas Palavras . Her current work has more than 130 published titles, 500 editions and translations to over 25 languages; also, it has sold about 17.5 million copies in Brazil and 2.5 million copies overseas. One of her best known works is Marcelo, Marmelo, Martelo, which has sold more than two million copies.

Honors and Prizes

In 1998 she was honored by former President

Fernando Henrique Cardoso Fernando Henrique Cardoso (; born 18 June 1931), also known by his initials FHC (), is a Brazilian sociologist, professor and politician who served as the 34th president of Brazil from 1 January 1995 to 31 December 2002. He was the first Brazi ...

with the Order of Cultural Merit from the Ministry of Culture of Brazil. In 2002 she was elected as a member of PEN CLUB - World Association of Writers in Rio de Janeiro. That same year, her book Escrever e Criar received the

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of Literature.

Some of her published works

*Marcelo, Marmelo, Martelo *O Reizinho Mandão *SapoViraReiViraSapo, ou a volta do Reizinho Mandão *Catapimba *Meus Lápis de Cor São Só Meus *Meu Irmãozinho Me Atrapalha *A Menina que Não Era Maluquinha *O Menino que Quase Virou Cachorro *Borba, o Gato *Escolinha do Mar *Faz Muito Tempo *O Que os Olhos Não Vêem *Procurando Firme *Gabriela e a Titia *Pra Vencer Certas Pessoas *Historinhas Malcriadas *A Arca de Noé *As Coisas que a Gente Fala *Bom Dia, Todas as Cores! *Como se Fosse Dinheiro *Davi Ataca Outra Vez *Este Admirável Mundo Louco *Faca Sem Ponta Galinha Sem Pé *Romeu e Julieta

References

External links

Official page (in Portuguese)Ruth Rocha profile on Itaú Cultural (in Portuguese)
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