Miguel M. Abrahão
BornMiguel Martins Abrahão
(1961-01-25) January 25, 1961
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
OccupationWriter and Dramatist

Miguel Martins Abrahão is a prolific Brazilian writer and dramatist, author of numerous plays and books.[1]

Life

Born in São Paulo, Brazil, on January 25, 1961, Miguel M. Abrahão spent much of his youth in São Paulo, and currently, resides in Rio de Janeiro, with his wife and children.[2]

He graduated in history, in pedagogy and journalism, having held various activities in educational institutions, besides devoting much of his time on literature.[3]

He taught History of Brazil for the undergraduate program in journalism at the Unimep (Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba) in the 1980s. In this educational institution was also responsible for implementing the Center Theatre UNIMEP in 1979[4] and coordinated all activities until theatrical 1981.

Most of his work for children and youth,[5] however, although written during his teens, was only published from 1983 onwards.[6]

Selected works

Plays[7][8][9]

  • As aventuras do Saci Pererê (children's, 1973)
  • Pimpa, a Tartaruga (children's, 1973)
  • O Dinheiro (Comedy, 1976)
  • Armadilha (peça) (drama, 1976)
  • No Mundo Encantado da Carochinha (children's, 1976)
  • O Descasamento (Comedy, 1977)
  • Pensão Maloca (Comedy, 1977)
  • A Casa (Comedy, 1978)
  • O Covil das Raposas (Comedy, 1978)
  • O Chifrudo (Comedy, 1978)
  • Pássaro da Manhã (teen drama, 1978)
  • Alta-Sociedade (Comedy, 1978)
  • O Minuto Mágico (Comedy, 1981)
  • As Comadres (Comedy, 1981)
  • Três (drama, 1981)
  • A Escola (historical drama, 1983)
  • Bandidos Mareados (children's, 1983)
  • O Rouxinol do Imperador (children's, 1992)

Novels[10]

Children's book[11][12]

  • As Aventuras de Nina, a Elefanta Esquisita (1971)
  • As aventuras do Saci Pererê (1973)
  • Biquinho (1973)
  • Pimpa, a Tartaruga (1973)
  • Confissões de um Dragão (1974)
  • Lateco (1974)
  • Arabela (1974)
  • Junior, o Pato (1974)
  • Bonnie e Clyde (1975)
  • O Mistério da Cuca (1975)
  • O Império dos Bichos (1979)
  • O Caso da Pérola Negra (1983)

Non-fiction: The Story of Civilization

  • Introdução aos Estudos Históricos (Editora Salesiana, 1985)
  • História Antiga e Medieval (Editora Salesiana, 1985)
  • História Antiga (Editora Agbook, 1992)
  • História Medieval (Editora Agbook, 1992)

References

  1. Digital Library of Literature of UFSC
  2. COUTINHO, Afrânio; SOUSA, J. Galante de. Enciclopédia de literatura brasileira. São Paulo: Global; Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Biblioteca Nacional, Academia Brasileira de Letras, 2001: 2v.
  3. Revista de teatro, Edições 445–452 – Sociedade Brasileira de Autores Teatrais −1983
  4. Jornal da Unimep-edição de dezembro de 1979
  5. "O Mito e a Moral: Instrumentos Críticos de Transformação Social nas Obras Infantis De Miguel M. Abrahão - Page 1 -" (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  6. Editora Agbook e Sbat – Sociedade Brasileira de Autores Teatrais
  7. [Oliveira, Jorge Matos de, "O Teatro de Miguel M. Abrahão: Em busca de uma Identidade Ilusória"-
  8. "A Linguagem como fator de desconstrução identitária na dramaturgia de Miguel M. Abrahão - Page 04 e 05 -" (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  9. Brazilian Society of playwrights
  10. "Miguel M. Abrahão - Literatura Avaliada - Page 194-195 -" (in Portuguese). Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  11. "O Mito e a Moral: Instrumentos Críticos de Transformação Social nas Obras Infantis De Miguel M. Abrahão - Page 1 -" (in Portuguese). Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  12. Fundação Biblioteca Nacional
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