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Itamar Vieira Junior

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Salvador, Brazil

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Vencedor de prêmios no Brasil e no exterior, além de ser o primeiro brasileiro
finalista do prestigiado International Booker Prize, ITAMAR VIEIRA JUNIOR
nasceu em Salvador (1979) e é autor da coletânea de contos Doramar ou a
Odisseia, do infantil Chupim, e dos romances Coração sem medo, Salvar o
fogo (Prêmio Jabuti 2024) e Torto arado (Prêmios Jabuti e Oceanos 2020;
Prêmio Montluc Résistance et Liberté 2024). Esse último se tornou um dos
maiores sucessos - de crítica e de público - da literatura brasileira nas últimas
décadas, sendo traduzido para trinta idiomas. Torto arado inspirou adaptações
para o teatro e um musical.

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Average rating: 4.38 · 39,676 ratings · 4,714 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors

	Torto Arado 4.42 avg rating — 34,573 ratings — published 2019 — 47 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 — 3,091 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 — 859 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 4.29 avg rating — 723 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) 4.28 avg rating — 78 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
	Alma: Conto Coleção Identidade - Vol.2 4.52 avg rating — 25 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
	A oração do carrasco 3.89 avg rating — 18 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
	Algo humano: Ler e contar histórias 4.29 avg rating — 14 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
	Dias it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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

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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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