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Itamar Vieira Junior (Salvador, 1979) é um escritor brasileiro. Formou-se em Geografia na Universidade Federal da Bahia, onde também concluiu mestrado. É doutor em Estudos Étnicos e Africanos pela Universidade Federal da Bahia com estudo sobre a formação de comunidades quilombolas no interior do Nordeste brasileiro. Em 2018, venceu o Prémio LeYa, com o romance “Torto Arado”.

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	Torto Arado 4.42 avg rating — 33,793 ratings — published 2019 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Salvar o fogo 4.20 avg rating — 2,969 ratings — published 2023 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doramar ou a Odisseia: histórias 3.75 avg rating — 843 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coração sem medo 4.30 avg rating — 627 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uma outra história - textos contemporâneos by Itamar Vieira Junior (Goodreads Author), Djamila Ribeiro, Edwidge Danticat 3.77 avg rating — 102 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chupim by Itamar Vieira Junior (Goodreads Author), Manuela Navas (illustrator) 4.33 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Vi tanta crueldade ao longo do tempo, e mesmo calejada me comovo ao ver os homens derramando sangue para destruir sonhos.”
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“Cada mulher sabe a força da natureza que abriga na torrente que flui de sua vida.”
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“Então sentiu que desde sempre o som do mundo havia sido a sua voz.”
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