Laura Erber Explained
Laura Erber (born 1979) is a Brazilian writer and visual artist.[1] She has exhibited throughout Brazil and Europe.[2] Erber writes poetry that is internationally recognized,[3] along with short stories, essays, and books. She works in multiple languages. She is interested in myths and the history of Brazil.[4]
Biography
Erber graduated from the State University of Rio de Janeiro in 2002 with a degree in Portuguese and Brazilian literature. She got a master's degree from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in 2008, followed by a Ph.D. in literature in 2012. She was a Ph.D. student at the University of Copenhagen in 2010. Erber was a visiting researcher at the Danish Film Institute in Copenhagen. She founded the digital publishing non-profit Zazie Editions in 2015, along with Karl Erik Schøllhammer, focused on essays on art and criticism.
Awards
- Nova Fronteira prize (2001), for best free adaptation of João Guimarães Rosa's work for her video "Campo Geral"
- São Paulo Award for Literature Nominee for Newcomers under 40 (2014), for her book Esquilos de Pavlov
Exhibitions
- International Center of Art and Landscape at Vassivière (2005)
- Art Center of Le Plateau in Paris (2005)
Works
Books
- Insones (7 Letras, 2002)
- Körper und tage (German and Portuguese, Merz-Solitude, 2006)
- Celia Misteriosa (poetry, Illusion d'optique & Villa Medici, 2007), a collaboration between Erber and Federico Nicolao
- Os corpos e os dias ('The bodies and days', poetry, Portuguese, Editora de Cultura, 2008)
- Vazados & Molambos (2008)
- Bénédicte vê o mar ('Bénédicte sees the sea', Portuguese, Casa da Palavra, 2011)
- Esquilos de Pavlov ('Pavlov's Squirrels', Portuguese, Alfaguara, 2013)[5]
- Bénédicte não se move ('Bénédicte does not move', 2014)
- A Retornada (poetry, Portuguese, 2017)
Video
- The Glass House (1999–2008), a collaboration between Erber and Laercio Redondo
- Campo Geral
- Diário do Sertão (director, 2003)[6]
References
- Book: Notice de personne . Bibliotheque Nationale de France . 5 March 2019.
- Web site: Laura Erber . Granta . 5 March 2019.
- Web site: Brasiliansk dramatik och poesi på Bokmässan 2014 — Bok & Bibliotek . 6 March 2019 . 14 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150414173354/http://www.bokmassan.se/sv/nyheter/brasilianska-/ . 2015-04-14 .
- Web site: featured artists: Laura Erber . LatinArt.com . 6 March 2019.
- Web site: Erber . Laura . Esquilos de Pavlov . Library of Congress Catalog . Alfaguara . 6 March 2019 . 2013.
- Web site: Carnet du Sertao . documentaire sur grand ecran . 5 March 2019.