Patrícia Melo

Patrícia Melo
Born 1962
São Paulo
Occupation Writer and author

Patrícia Melo (born 1962 in São Paulo[1]) is a Brazilian author. She has written The Killer and In Praise of Lies, among others.[2] Her works have dealt with sex and violence in a heavily urbanized setting.[3][4]

Books published

Year Title Publisher
1994Acqua ToffanaCompanhia das Letras/Rocco
1995The Killer -O MatadorCompanhia das Letras/Companhia de Bolso/Rocco
1998In Praise of Lies -Elogio da MentiraCompanhia das Letras/Rocco
2000InfernoCompanhia das Letras/Rocco
2003Valsa NegraCompanhia das Letras/Rocco
2006Mundo PerdidoCompanhia das Letras/Rocco
2008Jonas, o CopromantaCompanhia das Letras/Rocco
2010Ladrão de CadáveresRocco
2011Escrevendo no escuroRocco
2014 Fogo-fátuo Rocco

Filmography

  • Traição (1998) - screenwriter of the segment "Cachorro!"
  • Bufo & Spallanzani (2001) - screenwriter
  • O Xangô de Baker Street (2001) - screenwriter
  • O Homem do Ano (2003) - based on her bookO Matador

References

  1. ↑ The Cambridge companion to the Latin American novel by Efraín Kristal, pg 118
  2. ↑ The New York Times Book Reviews 2000 by Staff Of The New York Times, pg 98
  3. ↑ The Columbia guide to the Latin American novel since 1945 by Raymond L. Williams, pg 348
  4. ↑ Unfolding the city: women write the city in Latin America by Anne Lambright, Elisabeth Guerrero pg xxi


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