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Beatriz Bracher

ベアトリス・ブラシェル

Beatriz Bracher

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1961-08-07 （São Paulo, Brazil）
Nationality
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese
Residence History
São Paulo, Brazil (birthplace) → Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (residence/studies)

Career

Occupations
Writer, Screenwriter, Editor
Active Years
2002-

Education

Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP)
Faculty of Letters (Brazilian and Portuguese Literature) / Brazilian and Portuguese Literature
Country: Brazil
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
Faculty of Letters (Brazilian and Portuguese Literature) / Brazilian and Portuguese Literature
Country: Brazil

Awards

São Paulo Prize for Literature
2015
Work: Anatomia do Paraíso
Organization: Prêmio São Paulo de Literatura
Result: Winner
Rio Prize for Literature
2015
Work: Anatomia do Paraíso
Organization: Prêmio Rio de Literatura
Result: Winner
Clarice Lispector Prize
2015
Work: Anatomia do Paraíso
Organization: Prêmio Clarice Lispector
Result: Winner
Festival do Rio Best Screenplay
2009
Work: Os Inquilinos (screenplay)
Organization: Festival do Rio
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Azul e Dura

2002 Novel

An early novel that incisively depicts Brazilian society and interpersonal relationships; Bracher's debut novel.

urban lifehuman relationships

Não Falei

2004 Novel

A work marked by quiet observation and an interest in language. Published in English as 'I Didn't Talk.'

silencelanguagememory
Translations
  • I Didn't Talk (English translation, translated by Adam Morris, New Directions, 2018)

Antonio

2007 Novel

A mid-to-long length novel exploring boundaries between the individual and society, desire and ethics. Translations into English and Italian have been pursued.

desireethicsindividual vs society
Translations
  • English and Italian translations reported/in progress

Meu Amor

2009 Short stories

A short story collection that portrays intimate relationships and the fissures of everyday life.

intimacyrupture

Garimpo

2013 Short stories

A collection using the metaphor of 'garimpo' (prospecting) to unearth memories, discoveries, and narrative fragments.

memorydiscoveryfragmentation

Anatomia do Paraíso

2015 Novel

A highly regarded 2015 novel that delicately weaves social and personal themes; a signature work that won several literary prizes.

religiositydesiresocial imagination

Bibliography

  • Azul e Dura (2002)
  • Não Falei (2004) — English translation: I Didn't Talk (2018)
  • Antonio (2007)
  • Meu Amor (2009)
  • Garimpo (2013)
  • Anatomia do Paraíso (2015)

Adaptations

  • Cronicamente Inviável (screenplay) - 2000
  • Os Inquilinos (screenplay) - 2009 (Festival do Rio Best Screenplay)
  • O Abismo Prateado (screenplay) - 2011

Translations of Works

  • Não Falei — I Didn't Talk (English translation by Adam Morris, New Directions, 2018)
  • Antonio — English and Italian translations reported/in progress

Style & Themes

Literary Style
concise, observational prosesubtle awareness of languageelements of experimentation within contemporary Brazilian literature
Recurring Motifs
city and everyday lifesilence and speechmemory and fragmentationdesire and ethics

Legacy

Beatriz Bracher is a prominent contemporary Brazilian writer whose work explores language and the relation between the individual and society. Her 2015 novel 'Anatomia do Paraíso' won multiple major literary awards and solidified her critical reputation.

Trivia

  • Founded and edited the literary magazine '34 Letras' from 1988 to 1991.
  • Involved in founding and running the publishing house Editora 34 from 1992 to 2000.
  • Also active as a screenwriter; wrote screenplays for films including Cronicamente Inviável, Os Inquilinos, and O Abismo Prateado.
  • Won multiple awards in 2015 for 'Anatomia do Paraíso' (São Paulo Prize for Literature, Rio Prize for Literature, Clarice Lispector Prize).