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Eliane Marques

エリアーネ・マルケス

Eliane Marques

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1970-01-01
Nationality
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

Career

Occupations
poet, writer, translator
Active Years
1990-

Awards

Sao Paulo Literature Prize
2023
Work: Louças de família
Organization: Sao Paulo Literature Prize
Result: 受賞
Prêmio Açorianos
2016
Work: e se alguém o pano
Organization: Prêmio Açorianos
Result: 受賞
Premio Minuano
2022
Work: o poço das marianas
Organization: Premio Minuano
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Relicario

2009 poetry

An early poetry collection exploring personal memory, corporeality, and Afro-Brazilian experience.

memorycorporealityAfro-Brazilian culture

e se alguém o pano

2016 poetry

A 2016 poetry collection that weaves social themes with personal memories; winner of Prêmio Açorianos.

socialitymemoryfemininity

o poço das marianas

2022 poetry

A 2022 poetry collection that delves into regional traditions and historical memory; winner of Premio Minuano.

historytraditionregional identity

Louças de família

2023 novel

A novel about family relationships and intergenerational memory. Using everyday objects to reveal family history; winner of the Sao Paulo Literature Prize.

familymemorygenerations

Bibliography

  • Relicario (2009)
  • e se alguém o pano (2016)
  • o poço das marianas (2022)
  • Louças de família (2023)

Translations by Author

  • Translated poetry by Georgina Herrera into Portuguese
  • Translated poetry by Virginia Brindis de Salas into Portuguese

Style & Themes

Literary Style
lyrical, rhythm-focused poetic styleincorporates social and political themes
Recurring Motifs
memory and forgettingthe body and everyday objectsAfro-Brazilian culture and history

Legacy

Eliane Marques is an important contemporary Brazilian poet and writer whose work reflects Afro-Brazilian experience and women's perspectives. Her recognition by regional prizes and the Sao Paulo Literature Prize has raised her profile.

Trivia

  • She has translated poems by Georgina Herrera and Virginia Brindis de Salas into Portuguese.
  • Winner of the 2023 Sao Paulo Literature Prize for Louças de família.