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Luiz Antonio de Assis Brasil

ルイス・アントニオ・デ・アシス・ブラジル

Luiz Antonio de Assis Brasil

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1945 （Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul）
Nationality
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese
Residence History
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Career

Occupations
Writer, University professor
Active Years
1976-
Affiliations
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Um quarto de légua em quadro

1976 Fiction (historical novel)

An early novel published in the 1970s exploring regional settings and interpersonal relationships.

regionalismmemoryfamily

Bacia das almas

1981 Fiction (historical)

Set in Rio Grande do Sul, it portrays lives and memories within a historical context.

historylandheritage

O pintor de retratos

2001 Fiction

A narrative that explores memory and time through characters and their portraits.

memoryartpersonal history

Música perdida

2006 Fiction

A story about loss and rediscovery where fragments of the past affect the present.

lossmemorytime

Leopold

2023 Fiction

A recent novel depicting history, personal narratives, and the dynamics of regional society.

historycommunityidentity

Bibliography

  • Um quarto de légua em quadro (1976)
  • A prole do corvo (1978)
  • Bacia das almas (1981)
  • Manhã transfigurada (1982)
  • As virtudes da casa (1985)
  • O homem amoroso (1986)
  • Cães da província (1987)
  • Videiras de cristal (1990)
  • Perversas famílias (1992)
  • Pedra da memória (1993)
  • Os senhores do século (1994)
  • Concerto campestre (1997)
  • Anais da Província-Boi (1997)
  • Breviário das terras do Brasil (1997)
  • O pintor de retratos (2001)
  • A margem imóvel do rio (2003)
  • Música perdida (2006)
  • Figura na sombra (2012)
  • O inverno e depois (2016)
  • Leopold (2023)
  • Ensaios íntimos e imperfeitos (2008)
  • Escrever ficção (2019)
  • Melhor não abrir essa gaveta (ed., 2014)
  • Caleidoscópio (ed., 2018)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
blend of historical reality and fictiondetailed regional descriptionfocus on characters' interiority
Recurring Motifs
land and homelandmemory and timefamily history

Legacy

A prolific writer of historical novels set in Rio Grande do Sul and founder of a long-running literary workshop (est. 1985) that has trained many contemporary Brazilian authors. Regarded as an important figure in southern Brazilian literature.

Trivia

  • Founded a long-running, award-winning literary workshop in 1985.
  • Author of more than 22 books.
  • Teaches in PUCRS master's and doctoral programs and at its literary creation workshop.
  • Official website: http://www.laab.com.br/