Carola Saavedra (born 1973) is a Chilean-born Brazilian writer.[1]
Carola Saavedra | |
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 Saavedra at Santiago International Book Fair, 2015 | |
| Born | 1973 (age 50–51) Santiago, Chile |
| Education | Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro |
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Biography and career
editSaavedra was born in Santiago, but moved with her family to Brazil when she was three years old.[2] She graduated in journalism by Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro.[3] She lived in Spain, France and Germany, where she got a master's degree in communication studies.[1] She lives in Rio de Janeiro.[citation needed]
Saavedra was an invited author at Festa Literária Internacional de Paraty (Flip) in 2010. In September 2018, Carola Saavedra launched her novel Com armas sonolentas in Porto Alegre.[2][4]
Works
edit- Do lado de fora (short stories, 7Letras, 2005)
- Toda terça (novel, Companhia das Letras, 2007)
- Flores azuis (novel, Companhia das Letras, 2008) - Published in English by Penguin Random House as "Blue Flowers" (2020), translated by Daniel Hahn[5][6]
- Paisagem com dromedário (novel, Companhia das Letras, 2010)
- O inventário das coisas ausentes (novel, Companhia das Letras, 2014)
- Com armas sonolentas (novel, Companhia das Letras, 2018)
Participation in anthologies
edit- Um homem célebre: Machado recriado (Publifolha, 2008)
- Escritores escritos (Editora Flâneur, 2010)
- Essa história está diferente – Dez contos para canções de Chico Buarque (Companhia das Letras, 2010)
- Geração Zero Zero (Língua Geral, 2011)
- Granta Magazine's The Best of Young Brazilian Novelists anthology (2012)[7]
Awards and nominations
edit- Premio APCA for Best Novel, 2008, for Flores azuis[8]
- Prêmio Rachel de Queiroz, Young Author category, 2010, for Paisagem com dromedário[citation needed]
Saavedra was a runner-up for São Paulo de Literatura and Jabuti prizes.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b "Carola Saavedra - Tpm". Trip. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ^ a b "Carola Saavedra lança em Porto Alegre seu novo romance, "Com Armas Sonolentas"". GaúchaZH (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-10-10.
- ^ "Chicas que escrevem: Carola Saavedra". Portal Catarinas (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ Comércio, Jornal do. "Escritora chilena lança livro em Porto Alegre nesta quarta". Jornal do Comércio (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-10-10.
- ^ "Carola Saavedra's Blue Flowers is a Sexy Story Told Through Letters". The Oprah Magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ "Blue Flowers by Carola Saavedra". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ "Carola Saavedra". Granta Magazine. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ^ "APCA divulga seleção com os melhores artistas de 2008 - Cultura". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-07-21.