Andréa del Fuego explained

Andréa del Fuego, pen name of Andréa Fátima dos Santos (born 1975) is a Brazilian writer.

Biography

Andréa del Fuego was born in the city of São Paulo in 1975. Graduated in Philosophy from the University of São Paulo, she is the author of novels, short stories and young adult books. At the beginning of her career, in 1998, Andréa wrote crônicas and answered sexual questions from the readers of the magazine of the radio station 89 FM. She then created her pseudonym, a reference to Luz del Fuego.[1] [2]

She participated then in several short story anthologies. Her first novel, Os Malaquias, was published in 2010 and tells the story of three siblings who are orphaned when their parents are struck by lightning.[3] For this book del Fuego won the 2011 José Saramago Prize.[4]

Published works

Novels

Short stories

Young adult books

Children's books

Anthologies

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andréa del Fuego, ficcionista. Blog Saraiva. pt-BR. 2019-09-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20191209070719/https://blog.saraiva.com.br/andrea-del-fuego-ficcionista/. 2019-12-09. dead.
  2. Web site: Revista Cult » A engrenagem do sonho. https://web.archive.org/web/20130823095056/http://revistacult.uol.com.br/home/2013/07/a-engrenagem-do-sonho/. dead. 2013-08-23. 2013-08-23. 2019-09-06.
  3. Web site: Jornal do Brasil - Cultura - Andrea del Fuego lança 'Os malaquias'. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003075604/http://www.jb.com.br/cultura/noticias/2010/07/31/andrea-del-fuego-lanca-os-malaquias/. dead. 2017-10-03. 2017-10-03. 2019-09-06.
  4. Web site: Literatura: Andréa del Fuego vence Prémio Saramago com "Os Malaquias". Jornal Expresso. pt-PT. 2019-09-06.
  5. Web site: 'A pediatra': Em ótimo livro, Andréa del Fuego apresenta médica incapaz de criar laços. 4 December 2021.