Patrícia Melo

Patrícia Melo
Patrícia Melo
Born	1962; São Paulo, Brazil
Occupation(s)	Writer and author

Patrícia Melo (born 1962 in São Paulo)^[1] is a Brazilian author. She has written The Killer and In Praise of Lies, among others.^[2] Her works have dealt with sex and violence in a heavily urbanized setting.^[3]^[4]

She made her literary debut in 1994 with Acqua Toffana, and in 2001 she won the Jabuti Prize for Literature for her novel Inferno,^[5] as well as several international awards. In 1999, she was included by Time magazine among the five best Latin American authors of the new millennium.^[6] Her works have been sold to England, France, the United States, Germany, Italy, Spain and China, among other countries.

Books published

Year	Title	Publisher
1994	Acqua Toffana	Companhia das Letras/Rocco
1995	The Killer -O Matador	Companhia das Letras/Companhia de Bolso/Rocco
1998	In Praise of Lies -Elogio da Mentira	Companhia das Letras/Rocco
2000	Inferno	Companhia das Letras/Rocco
2003	Valsa Negra	Companhia das Letras/Rocco
2006	Mundo Perdido	Companhia das Letras/Rocco
2008	Jonas, o Copromanta	Companhia das Letras/Rocco

2010	Ladrão de Cadáveres	Rocco
2011	Escrevendo no escuro	Rocco
2014	Fogo-fátuo	Rocco

Filmography

Traição (1998) - screenwriter of the segment "Cachorro!"
Bufo & Spallanzani (2001) - screenwriter
O Xangô de Baker Street (2001) - screenwriter
O Homem do Ano (2003) - based on her bookO Matador

References

^ Efraín Kristal, The Cambridge Companion to the Latin American Novel, p. 118.
^ Staff of The New York Times, The New York Times Book Reviews 2000, p. 98.
^ Raymond L. Williams, The Columbia Guide to the Latin American Novel since 1945, Columbia University Press, 2007, p. 348.
^ Anne Lambright, Elisabeth Guerrero, Unfolding the City: Women Write the City in Latin America, University of Minnesota Press, p. xxi.
^ "Folha de S.Paulo - Literatura: CBL anuncia os ganhadores do Prêmio Jabuti 2001 - 11/04/2001". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
^ Rodrigues, Daniel Alvares (2020-11-19). "Chiavenato, a teoria brasileira de administração se rende ao empreendedorismo". Tópicos Educacionais. 26 (2). doi:10.51359/2448-0215.2020.248525. ISSN 2448-0215.

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[1] Efraín Kristal, The Cambridge Companion to the Latin American Novel, p. 118.

[2] Staff of The New York Times, The New York Times Book Reviews 2000, p. 98.

[3] Raymond L. Williams, The Columbia Guide to the Latin American Novel since 1945, Columbia University Press, 2007, p. 348.

[4] Anne Lambright, Elisabeth Guerrero, Unfolding the City: Women Write the City in Latin America, University of Minnesota Press, p. xxi.

[5] "Folha de S.Paulo - Literatura: CBL anuncia os ganhadores do Prêmio Jabuti 2001 - 11/04/2001". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

[6] Rodrigues, Daniel Alvares (2020-11-19). "Chiavenato, a teoria brasileira de administração se rende ao empreendedorismo". Tópicos Educacionais. 26 (2). doi:10.51359/2448-0215.2020.248525. ISSN 2448-0215.

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