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Marcelo Labes

マルセロ・ラベス

Marcelo Labes

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1984 （Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil）
Nationality
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

Career

Occupations
writer, novelist, poet, editor
Active Years
2005-

Awards

São Paulo Literature Prize (best debut novel)
2020
Work: Paraízo-Paraguai
Category: best debut novel
Organization: Prêmio São Paulo de Literatura
Result: winner
Machado de Assis Prize (best novel)
2021
Work: Três porcos
Category: best novel
Organization: Biblioteca Nacional (National Library of Brazil)
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Enclave

Poetry

A poetry collection exploring regional identity and immigrant memory, notable for experimental language and introspective tone.

immigrationmemoryregional identity

Paraízo-Paraguai

Novel

A debut novel that attracted attention for its depiction of borders, desire, and social rupture.

bordersdesiresocial rupture

Três porcos

Novel

Winner of the 2021 Machado de Assis Prize; a novel that probes family, violence, and darker aspects of Brazilian society.

familyviolencesocial critique

Bibliography

  • Enclave
  • Paraízo-Paraguai
  • Três porcos

Style & Themes

Literary Style
a blend of experimental language and regional realismpoetic prose and fragmentary structure
Recurring Motifs
immigrant memoryborders and crossingfamily secrets

Legacy

Recognized as a notable contemporary Brazilian writer; winner of major national literary prizes for both debut and subsequent novels, active in both poetry and fiction.

Trivia

  • Born in Blumenau, Santa Catarina, to a family of German immigrants.
  • Founder of Caiaponte Editions.