Flávio Carneiro is a Brazilian writer. Born in

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in 1962, he moved to

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in the early 1980s and relocated to the mountain city of

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, in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in 2003. A novelist, essayist, scriptwriter, literary critic, and

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, he has written twelve books and two screenplays, and teaches Brazilian and

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(UERJ). His fictional work includes three novels, novellas for children and young people, and a collection of short stories. He has won a number of

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s, the most recent being the Barco a Vapor Prize, in 2007, for ''A Distância das Coisas'' (The Distance of Things). The film ''Bodas de Papel'' (Paper Wedding), which he co-wrote with

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and André Sturm, won the Jury's Prize at the Pernambuco Film Festival in 2008.www.flaviocarneiro.com.br
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Literary Awards

*3rd Barco a Vapor Prize (2007) for ''A Distância das Coisas'' (The Distance of Things) *Tiokô Prize (2005–2007) for his body of work; Highly Recommendable for Young People Prize – FNLIJ (2001) for the novella ''Lalande'' *Octavio de Farias Prize 1995 for the collection of short stories ''Da Matriz ao Beco e Depois''. *His novel ''A Confissão'' (The Confession) was a finalist in the Prêmio Jabuti and the 5th Zaffari & Bourbon Prize in 2007.

References

Books

*''A Ilha'', 2011 *''Passe de Letra: literatura & futebol'', 2009 *''A distância das coisas'', 2008 *''A Confissão'', 2006 *''Prezado Ronaldo'', 2005 *''No país do presente: ficção brasileira no início do século XXI'', 2005 *''O livro de Marco'', 2003 *''O Campeonato'', 2002 *''Entre o cristal e a chama: ensaios sobre o leitor'', 2001 *''Lalande'', 2000 *''A casa dos relógios'', 1999 *''Da matriz ao beco e depois'', 1994 *''Acorda, Rita!'', 1986 *''O Livro Roubado'', 2014 *''Devagar e Divagando'', 2014 1962 births Living people Brazilian male writers Academic staff of the Rio de Janeiro State University Writers from Goiânia {{Brazil-writer-stub