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Brazilian writer (1941–2020)

Sérgio Sant'Anna

Born	(1941-10-30)October 30, 1941 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	May 10, 2020(2020-05-10) (aged 78) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation	Writer

Sérgio Sant'Anna (30 October 1941 – 10 May 2020) was a Brazilian writer, born in Rio de Janeiro.

Life

He wrote poems, plays, short stories, novellas and novels. His works have been translated to German and Italian. His works are heavily metafictional and have influenced a newer generation of Brazilian writers.

Death

Sérgio Sant'Anna died on 10 May 2020, in Rio de Janeiro, after being hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.

Bibliography

O Sobrevivente, 1969
Notas de Manfredo Rangel, Repórter (A respeito de Kramer), 1973
Confissões de Ralfo, novel, 1975
Simulacros, novel, 1977
Um Romance de Geração, play, 1981
O Concerto de João Gilberto no Rio de Janeiro, short stories, 1982
Junk-Box, poetry, 1984
A Tragédia Brasileira: Romance-Teatro, novel/play, 1987
Senhorita Simpson, short stories, 1989
Uma Breve História do Espírito, short stories, 1991
O Monstro, short stories, 1994
Um crime delicado, novel, 1997
O vôo da madrugada, short stories, 2003 (translated as "The Extra Flight")
O livro de Praga, novel, 2011
Páginas sem glória, short stories, 2012
O homem-mulher, short stories, 2014
O conto zero, short stories, 2016
Anjo noturno, short stories, 2017

References

"A Poética Metaficcional" (PDF). ufsm.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
"Escritor Sérgio Sant'Anna morre no Rio aos 78 anos com suspeita de Covid-19". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-10.

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