Itamar Vieira Junior
Self-portrait photograph
Self-portrait photograph
Born (1979-08-06) August 6, 1979
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Alma materFederal University of Bahia
Notable worksTorto Arado

Itamar Vieira Junior (born 1979) is a Brazilian writer. He was born in Salvador, Bahia. He has a PhD in Ethnic and African Studies from the Federal University of Bahia. His main works include a short story collection titled A oração do carrasco [The executioner's prayer] (2017), that was a finalist for the Prêmio Jabuti de Literatura. His novel Torto Arado [Crooked plow] won the Prêmio LeYa in 2018, the Prêmio Oceanos and the Prêmio Jabuti, both in 2020.[1][2][3]

Biography

Vieira Junior was born in Salvador, in 1979. As a teenager, he lived in the state of Pernambuco, and later in the city of São Luís. He started studying geography at the undergraduate course at the Federal University of Bahia, being the first recipient of the Milton Santos Scholarship, dedicated to low-income black youth. He graduated in Geography and completed a master's degree. He holds a doctorate in Ethnic and African Studies from the Federal University of Bahia with a study on the formation of quilombola communities in the interior of the Brazilian Northeast. Itamar is also a public servant at INCRA, the state agency responsible for conducting land reform in Brazil.[4]

Works

  • Dias (short stories; 2012)
  • A oração do carrasco (short stories; 2017)
  • Torto Arado (novel; 2018)
  • Doramar ou a Odisseia (short stories; 2021)
  • Salvar o Fogo (novel; 2023)[6]

References

  1. ↑ "'Torto Arado', de Itamar Vieira Júnior, vence mais um: o Prêmio Oceanos 2020 - Cultura". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "Itamar Vieira Junior". Latin American Literature Today. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Redação, Da (26 November 2020). "Escritor baiano Itamar Vieira Junior vence Prêmio Jabuti; veja lista". Jornal Correio (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Itamar Vieira Junior e seu "Torto Arado", uma declaração de amor à terra". Agência Pública (in Brazilian Portuguese). 4 February 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "'Crooked Plow' Gives Voice to Brazil's Voiceless". artreview.com. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "'Salvar o Fogo': o que esperar do novo romance do autor de 'Torto Arado'". VEJA (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
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