Ruth Rocha
Ruth Machado Lousada Rocha (born March 2, 1931), most known as Ruth Rocha is a Brazilian writer of children's books.[1] Together with Lygia Bojunga, Ana Maria Machado and Eva Furnari she is one of the leading exponents of the new wave of Brazilian children's literature.[2] Rocha graduated in Political Sociology at the University of São Paulo and postgraduated in Educational Orientation in the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. She became a member of the Paulista Academy of Arts since October 25, 2007, occupying the chair 38.[3]
Work
[edit]She debuted in the literary field in 1967, writing articles for several magazines on education, among them Cláudia. In 1976, she published her first book entitled Palavras Muitas Palavras .
Her current work has more than 130 published titles, 500 editions and translations to over 25 languages; also, it has sold about 17.5 million copies in Brazil and 2.5 million copies overseas.[4] One of her best known works is Marcelo, Marmelo, Martelo, which has sold more than two million copies.
Honors and Prizes
[edit]In 1998 she was honored by former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso with the Order of Cultural Merit from the Ministry of Culture of Brazil. In 2002 she was elected as a member of PEN CLUB - World Association of Writers in Rio de Janeiro. That same year, her book Escrever e Criar received the Jabuti Prize of Literature.[5]
Some of her published works
[edit]- Marcelo, Marmelo, Martelo
- O Reizinho Mandão
- SapoViraReiViraSapo, ou a volta do Reizinho Mandão
- Catapimba
- Meus Lápis de Cor São Só Meus
- Meu Irmãozinho Me Atrapalha
- A Menina que Não Era Maluquinha
- O Menino que Quase Virou Cachorro
- Borba, o Gato
- Escolinha do Mar
- Faz Muito Tempo
- O Que os Olhos Não Vêem
- Procurando Firme
- Gabriela e a Titia
- Pra Vencer Certas Pessoas
- Historinhas Malcriadas
- A Arca de Noé
- As Coisas que a Gente Fala
- Bom Dia, Todas as Cores!
- Como se Fosse Dinheiro
- Davi Ataca Outra Vez
- Este Admirável Mundo Louco
- Faca Sem Ponta Galinha Sem Pé
- Romeu e Julieta
References
[edit]- ^ "Biografia-Ruth Rocha". Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Ruth Rocha". Enciclopédia Escolar Britannica (in Portuguese). Britannica Escola Online. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Ruth Rocha é imortal da Academia Paulista". O Estado de S. Paulo. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Fada das letras". Revista Istoé (in Portuguese). May 15, 2002. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Prêmio 2001". Prêmio Jabuti. Câmara Brasileira do Livro. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
