Discover 8 fiction books awarded this year in Brazil, such as “Uma Tristeza Infinita” and “A Filha Primitiva”
In 2022, contrary to what happened in other years – for example, in 2008, with the eternal sonby Cristóvão Tezza -, there was no unanimity in the literary awards🇧🇷 The best novel, according to the jury of São Paulo Prize for Literaturethey were An infinite sadnessby Antônio Xerxenesky, while the jurors of the turtle choice The sound of the roar of the jaguarby Micheliny Verunschk, as winner.
Most of the awards recognize the best books published in the previous year. Two exceptions in the following list are The primitive daughter and Northeastern Gothicpublished and awarded in 2022.
We select the best books, according to the literary awards, in the fiction categories. In 2022, other works were also awarded. For example, to see the list of Jabuti winners, the most complete in the country, 🇧🇷
1 book a week: the absurd emptiness of melancholy
‘Uma Tristeza Infinita’, by Antônio Xerxenesky, investigates the roots of melancholy through a fiction set in the 1950s
The sound of the roar of the jaguar
In this novel, winner of the Jabuti Prize and third place in Oceanos, Micheliny Verunschk weaves stories of the nineteenth century with those of contemporary Brazil, putting children in the foreground. In 1817, Spix and Martius landed in Brazil with the mission of recording their impressions of the country. Three years and 10,000 kilometers later, the explorers returned to Munich, bringing with them not only an extensive account of the journey but also an indigenous boy and girl, who would die shortly after arriving on European soil. The book was published by Companhia das Letras.
Black earth
Best debut novel at the São Paulo Literature Prize, the book by Rita Carelli, published by 34, tells the story of Ana who, after a traumatic event, leaves her student routine in São Paulo to live with her father, an archaeologist, in a village of the Upper Xingu.
The primitive daughter
Vanessa Passos’ debut novel, winner of the Kindle Literature Prize and published by Record as part of the prize, tells the story of three generations of women of the same family in Fortaleza, united by pain and abandonment, separated by faith, from skepticism and the secrets they hide from each other.
Northeastern Gothic
Cristhiano Aguiar won the Clarice Lispector Award, from the National Library, with this book featuring nine short stories. The author dives into gothic and folkloric elements and seeks references in television series, cinema and comics to create narratives that deviate from traditional literary prose. The stories range from the times of the cangaço, passing through the military dictatorship and reaching the near future.
The dress: stories
Jabuti’s best book of short stories, A Vestida, the first of its kind by Eliana Alves Cruz, mixes social criticism, references to African origins, historical research, irony, poetic insurrection and care for the human enrichment of its characters – here, I’m not dissolved in the voids of history, in the invisible spaces where black experiences have almost always been relegated, but are intimately linked to life and time. The work was published by Malê.
The moon in Aquarius
One of the best short story writers of his generation, Marcelo Moutinho won the Jabuti award in the chronicle category with A Lua na Caixa D’Água, also published by Malê. In his texts, the author writes stories of father and daughter, extols the samba and knowledge of the streets and remembers characters such as Dona Ivone Lara, Tia Maria do Jongo, Aldir Blanc.
We keep the stones here
Best book in the poetry category of the Jabuti Prize – and also winner of the Book of the Year -, We also keep stones here, by Luiza Romão, turns to the Trojan War to demonstrate how Western literature was built on violence, in particular, against the woman. It is a reinterpretation of the Iliad from a feminist point of view. The book was published by Us.
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