Vanessa Barbara
Vanessa Barbara was born on the 14 th June 1982; she is a Brazilian journalist and an author. She writes for the magazine of the country ...
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Vanessa Barbara was born on the 14th June 1982; she is a
Brazilian journalist and an author. She writes for the magazine of the country
called piauí and the newspaper of
the country called Folha de S. Paulo.
source of picture: portalimprensa.com.br
Vanessa Barbara was the winner of the Jabuti Prize in Journalism in the
year 2009 for the work she did called O Livro Amarelo do Terminal. She also was shortlisted for the Sao Paulo
Prize for Literature in the year 2008 for her first book called O Verão do
Chibo. She was shortlisted as well by the Granta to be among the best Young
Brazilian Novelists in the year 2012.
Works
Ø 2008
- O Verão do Chibo (novel, with Emilio Fraia) - Ed. Alfaguara
Ø 2009
- O livro amarelo do Terminal (news story) - Ed. Cosac Naify
Ø 2010
- Endrigo, O Escavador de Umbigos (children's book, witn Andrés Sandoval) - Ed.
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Ø 2012
- A máquina de Goldberg (graphic novel, with Fido Nesti) - Companhia das Letras
Ø 2013
- Noites de alface (novel) - Ed. Alfaguara
Awards and
recognitions
Ø 2009
São Paulo Prize for Literature — Shortlisted in the Best Book of the Year
category for O Verão do Chibo
Ø 2012
Granta Best of Young Brazilian Novelists
