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Ignácio de Loyola Brandão

イグナシオ・デ・ロヨラ・ブランダン

Ignácio de Loyola Brandão

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1936-07-31 （Araraquara）
Nationality
Brazilian
Languages
Portuguese
Residence History
Araraquara → São Paulo

Career

Occupations
writer, journalist, editor
Active Years
1956-2024
Affiliations
Academia Brasileira de Letras, Academia Paulista de Letras
Memberships
Brazilian Academy of Letters, Academia Paulista de Letras

Awards

Prêmio Machado de Assis
2016
Organization: Academia Brasileira de Letras
Result: 受賞
Prêmio Jabuti
2008
Work: O Menino que Vendia Palavras
Category: 最優秀フィクション
Result: 受賞
Order of Ipiranga
2010
Organization: State of São Paulo
Result: 受賞
Prémio Fundação Biblioteca Nacional
2007
Work: O Menino que Vendia Palavras
Category: 最優秀児童・YA書
Organization: Fundação Biblioteca Nacional
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Zero

1974 Science fiction

Dystopian science-fiction novel about Brazil in the 1960s under a totalitarian regime.

totalitarianismcensorshipurban life
Translations
  • Italian translation

Bibliography

  • Depois do Sol (1965)
  • Bebel Que a Cidade Comeu (1968)
  • Zero (1974)
  • Dentes ao Sol (1976)
  • Pega ele, Silêncio (1976)
  • Não Verás País Nenhum (1981)
  • É gol (1982)
  • O Beijo Não Vem da Boca (1985)
  • O Ganhador (1987)
  • O Anjo do Adeus (1995)
  • O Anônimo Célebre (2002)
  • A Altura e a Largura do Nada (2006)
  • O Menino que Vendia Palavras (2008)
  • Desta Terra Nada Vai Sobrar, A Não Ser O Vento Que Sopra Sobre Ela (2018)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
dystopianexperimental
Recurring Motifs
political oppressionurban chaos

Legacy

Prominent Brazilian science fiction writer known for dystopian works under censorship. Member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.

Trivia

  • Father was a railroad worker.
  • Wrote under censorship after 1964 coup.