Daniel Galera

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Daniel Galera
Born 1979 (age 34–35)
São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation Author
Language Portuguese
Nationality Brazilian
Genres Fiction
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Daniel Galera (São Paulo, 1979) is a Brazilian writer, translator and editor. He was born in São Paulo, but was raised and spent most of his life in Porto Alegre, until 2005 when he went back to São Paulo. He is considered by critics to be one of the most influential young authors in Brazilian literature. Daniel is one of the founders of the publishing house Livros do Mal and had some of his works adapted into plays and movies.

Works

Novels

  • Barba ensopada de sangue (Blood-soaked beard), Companhia das Letras, 2012;
  • Cordilheira (Mountain range),Compahia das Letras, 2008.
  • Mãos de Cavalo (Horse Hands), Companhia das Letras, 2006;
  • Até o dia em que o cão morreu (Until the day the dog died), Livros do Mal, 2003.

Short stories

  • Dentes Guardados (Stored Teeth) , Livros do Mal, 2001.

Participation in anthologies

  • Lusofonica: La Nuova narrativa in Lingua Portoghese, La Nuova Frontiera, Itália, 2006.
  • Sex'n'Bossa, Mondadori, Itália, 2005;
  • Contos de Bolso, Casa Verde, 2005;
  • Os Cem Menores Contos Brasileiros do Século, Ateliê Editorial, 2004;
  • Contos de oficina 24, WS, 2000;
  • Literatura Século XXI, vol. 2, Blocos, 1999.
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Translations

  • "Manuale per investire cani" (Dentes Guardados), Arcana Libri, Itália, 2004.
  • "Manos de caballo" (Mãos de Cavalo), Interzona, Argentina, 2007.
  • "Mãos de Cavalo"(Mãos de Cavalo), Portugal, Caminho, 2008.
  • "Sogni all'alba del ciclista urbano" (Mãos de Cavalo), Mondadori, Itália, 2008.
  • "Cordilheira" (Cordilheira), Portugal, Caminho, 2010.
  • "Paluche" (Mãos de Cavalo), Gallimard, France, 2010.
  • "Flut" (Barba ensopada de sangue), Suhrkamp Verlag, 2013.

Awards and recognitions

  • Prêmio Açorianos de Literatura: Publishing House of the Year (Porto Alegre, 2003)
  • 2012 Granta Best of Young Brazilian Novelists
  • 2013 São Paulo Prize for Literature — Winner in the Best Book of the Year category for Barba ensopada de sangue[1]

References

  1. ↑ Márcia Abos (25 November 2013). "Prêmio São Paulo de Literatura consagra Daniel Galera, Paula Fábrio e Jacques Fux". O Globo: Cultura. Retrieved 3 December 2013. 

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