Beatriz Bracher | |
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![]() Beatriz Bracher at the Frankfurt Book Fair, in 2013. | |
Born | São Paulo, Brazil | August 7, 1961
Nationality | Brazilian |
Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro |
Occupation(s) | Writer, screenwriter, editor |
Years active | 2002–present |
Known for | Anatomia do Paraíso, I Didn't Talk |
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Beatriz Bracher (born August 7, 1961) is a Brazilian writer.
Bracher was born in São Paulo, and studied Brazilian and Portuguese Literature at the Pontifical Catholic Universities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. [1] She was the founder and editor of the literary magazine 34 Letras from 1988 to 1991 and of Editora 34 publishing house, from 1992 to 2000. [2] Bracher's first novel, Azul e Dura, was published in 2002. Her novel Anatomia do Paraíso (2015) won the São Paulo Prize for Literature and Rio Prize for Literature. [3] [4] [5]
Bracher wrote the screenplay for the films Cronicamente Inviável (2000), Os Inquilinos (2009, Best Screenplay award at Festival do Rio) and O Abismo Prateado (2011).