Rubem Fonseca

Rubem Fonseca (born May 11, 1925) is a[1][2] Brazilian writer.

He was born in Juiz de Fora, in the state of Minas Gerais, but he has lived most of his life in Rio de Janeiro. In 1952, he started his career as a low-level cop and, later became a police commissioner, one of the highest ranks in the civil police of Brazil. Following the steps of American novelist Thomas Pynchon, a close friend of Fonseca, he refuses to give interviews and feels strongly about maintaining his privacy.[3]

His writing is pretty dark and gritty, filled with violence and sexual content, and it usually happens in an urban setting. He says that a writer should have the courage to show what most people are afraid to say. His work is considered groundbreaking in Brazilian literature , up until then mostly focused on rural settings and usually treating cities with less interest. Almost all Brazilian contemporary writers acknowledge Fonseca's importance. Authors from the rising generation of Brazilian writers, such as Patrícia Melo or Luis Ruffato, have stated that Fonseca's writing has influenced their work.[4]

He started his career by writing short stories, considered by some critics as his strongest literary creations. His first popular novel was A Grande Arte (High Art), but "Agosto" is usually considered his best work.

In 2003, he won the Camões Prize, considered to be the most important award in the Portuguese language.

Bibliography

Brazilian editions

Novels and novellas

Short story collections and anthologies

English translations

References

  1. ↑ Wilmington, Michael (October 30, 1991). "MOVIE REVIEW `Exposure' Settles for Less Than Tantalizing Potential". Los Angeles Times. p. 5. Retrieved 28 April 2011. There may be something unconsciously premonitory about the fact that the people who've made a movie out of Rubem Fonseca's fascinating Brazilian thriller ...
  2. ↑ Polk, James (August 23, 1998). "Blame It on Rio". New York Times. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  3. ↑ Tello Garrido, Romeo. Prólogo en Fonseca Rubem, Los mejores relatos. México: Alfaguara, 1998.
  4. ↑ Tello Garrido, Romeo. Prólogo en Fonseca Rubem, Los mejores relatos. México: Alfaguara, 1998.

Further reading

Portuguese

External links

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