Carola Saavedra
Saavedra, at 2015 Santiago International Book Fair
Carola Saavedra (born 1973) is a Chilean-born Brazilian writer.[1]
Biography and career
Saavedra was born in Santiago, but moved with her family to Brazil when she was three years old. She graduated in journalism by Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. She lived in Spain, France and Germany, where she got a master's degree in communication studies. She lives in Rio de Janeiro.
Saavedra was an invited author at Festa Literária Internacional de Paraty (Flip) in 2010.
Awards and nominations
- Premio APCA for Best Novel, 2008, for Flores azuis
- Prêmio Rachel de Queiroz, Young Author category, 2010, for Paisagem com dromedário
Saavedra was a runner-up for São Paulo de Literatura and Jabuti prizes.
Works
- Paisagem com dromedário (novel, Companhia das Letras, 2010)
- Flores azuis (novel, Companhia das Letras, 2008)
- Toda terça (novel, Companhia das Letras, 2007)
- Do lado de fora (short stories, 7Letras, 2005)
Participation in anthologies
- Granta Magazine's The Best of Young Brazilian Novelists anthology (2012)[2]
- Geração Zero Zero (Língua Geral, 2011)
- Essa história está diferente – Dez contos para canções de Chico Buarque (Companhia das Letras, 2010)
- Escritores escritos (Editora Flâneur, 2010)
- Um homem célebre: Machado recriado (Publifolha, 2008)
References
- ↑ "Carola Saavedra - Tpm". Trip. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Carola Saavedra". Granta Magazine. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
External links
- Official blog (in Portuguese)
- Video interview to ed. Saraiva
- Interview to newspaper Estado de S. Paulo
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