Itamar Vieira Junior Explained

Itamar Vieira Junior
Birth Date:6 August 1979
Birth Place:Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Alma Mater:Federal University of Bahia
Notable Works:Torto Arado

Itamar Vieira Junior (born 1979) is a Brazilian writer. He was born in Salvador, Bahia. He has a PhD in Ethnic and African Studies from the Federal University of Bahia. His short story collection A oração do carrasco (The Executioner's Prayer) (2017) was a finalist for the Prêmio Jabuti de Literatura. His novel Torto Arado (Crooked Plow) won the Prêmio LeYa in 2018, the Prêmio Oceanos and the Prêmio Jabuti, both in 2020.[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Vieira Junior was born in Salvador, in 1979. As a teenager, he lived in the state of Pernambuco, and later in the city of São Luís. He started studying geography at the undergraduate course at the Federal University of Bahia, being the first recipient of the Milton Santos Scholarship, dedicated to low-income black youth. He graduated in Geography and completed a master's degree. He holds a doctorate in Ethnic and African Studies from the Federal University of Bahia with a study on the formation of quilombola communities in the interior of the Brazilian Northeast. Itamar is also a public servant at INCRA, the state agency responsible for conducting land reform in Brazil.[4]

Works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Torto Arado', de Itamar Vieira Júnior, vence mais um: o Prêmio Oceanos 2020 - Cultura. 2021-03-18. Estadão. pt-BR.
  2. Web site: Itamar Vieira Junior. Latin American Literature Today. 10 October 2020. 4 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210604011310/http://www.latinamericanliteraturetoday.org/en/author/itamar-vieira-junior. dead.
  3. Web site: Redação. Da. 2020-11-26. Escritor baiano Itamar Vieira Junior vence Prêmio Jabuti; veja lista. 2021-03-18. Jornal Correio. pt-BR.
  4. Web site: 2021-02-04. Itamar Vieira Junior e seu "Torto Arado", uma declaração de amor à terra. 2021-03-18. Agência Pública. pt-BR.
  5. Web site: ‘Crooked Plow’ Gives Voice to Brazil’s Voiceless . 2023-11-04 . artreview.com . en.
  6. Web site: ‘Salvar o Fogo’: o que esperar do novo romance do autor de ‘Torto Arado’ . 2023-11-04 . VEJA . pt-BR.