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Cristóvão Tezza

January 01, 1970

Cristóvão Tezza (born 21 August 1952[1]) is a Brazilian novelist and university professor.

Cristóvão Tezza
Born (1952-08-21) August 21, 1952 (age 71)
Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil
OccupationAuthor and Professor
LanguagePortuguese
NationalityBrazilian
GenreFiction
Notable worksThe Eternal Son
Notable awardsSão Paulo Prize for Literature
Website
www.cristovaotezza.com.br/index_english.htm

Biography edit

Cristóvão Tezza was born in Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil in 1952, but moved to Curitiba in Paraná by the time he was ten.[2] This city would later serve as the backdrop for many of his stories, with characters visiting familiar streets and local attractions.[3]

Tezza had a variety of jobs when he was younger. His experience included time in the theater and the merchant marine, working illegally in Europe, and working as a watchmaker.[3] He really loved this last job, but soon recognized that fixing clocks would not satisfy his desire to work with literature. By the time he was thirteen, Tezza had already finished his first book, one which he himself described as "very bad".[3]

He has published several novels, and a creative autobiography. One of the distinguishing features of his works is the presence of more than one narrator. For example, in his story Trapo the story is told simultaneously from the points of view of both a teacher of poetry, Manoel, and a poet, whose work is studied by Manoel.[3] In 2003, Tezza published an essay on Mikhail Bakhtin, which he had originally written as his doctoral thesis.[3]

Tezza has a doctorate in Brazilian Literature, and was a professor of Linguistics at the Federal University of Paraná. On several occasions he has claimed that only four or five Brazilians could make their living from writing books, and for this reason he became a professor.[4] He won the prize of the Brazilian Academy of Letters for the Best Brazilian Novel in 2004, for his book "O fotógrafo". The magazine Época named him as one of the 100 Most Influential Brazilians of 2009.[5] He also served on the jury to determine the finalists for the 2013 Portugal Telecom Prize.[6] Until recently, Tezza wrote a biweekly column for the Folha de S.Paulo and was a regular contributor to the Gazeta do Povo, in Curitiba. In 2009, following the success of The Eternal Son, Tezza left his position as a university professor to pursue his literary interests full-time.[7]

The Eternal Son edit

Tezza's most successful work so far has been The Eternal Son (Portuguese: O Filho Eterno), a novel about a father learning to deal with his son's Down's syndrome. In 2008 his book was recognized by the Jabuti Prize, the Portugal Telecom Prize, and the São Paulo Prize for Literature, the last of which came with a cash prize of R$200,000 (roughly US$97,000 dollars).[8]

This book was later adapted for the theater by Bruno Lara Resende. The presentation by Cia Atores de Laura, with director Daniel Herz, and actor Charles Fricks was chosen by O Globo as one of the best plays of 2011.[9] The book was also adapted into the 2016 Brazilian film O filho eterno. The film was directed by Paulo Machline and it stars Marcos Veras and Débora Falabella in the main roles.[10][11]

The Eternal Son has been translated into several languages including English, with the French translation winning the 2009 Prix littéraire Charles-Brisset and the English translation being a finalist for the 2012 International Dublin Literary Award.

Works edit

Short stories edit

  • "A Primeira Noite de Liberdade" (1994).
Originally published as a 25 page booklet by the Fundação Cultural de Curitiba & Ócios do Ofício Editora, with only 150 copies. Republished in the digital release of A Cidade Inventada.

Short story collections edit

  • A Cidade Inventada, Curitiba, PR: Coo Editora (1980).
  • Beatriz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Record (2011).

Novels edit

  • Gran Circo das Américas, São Paulo, SP: Editora Brasiliense (1979).
  • O Terrorista Lírico, Curitiba, PR: Criar Edições (1981).
  • Ensaio da Paixão, Curitiba, PR: Criar Edições (1985).
  • Trapo, São Paulo, SP: Editora Brasiliense (1988).
  • Aventuras Provisórias, Porto Alegre, RS: Mercado Aberto (1989).
  • Juliano Pavollini, Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Editora Record (1989).
  • A Suavidade do Vento, Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Editora Record (1991).
  • O Fantasma da Infância, Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Editora Record (1994).
  • Uma Noite em Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Rocco (1995).
  • Breve Espaço entre a Cor e a Sombra, Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Rocco (1998).
  • O Fotógrafo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Rocco (2004).
  • O Filho Eterno, Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Editora Record (2007).
  • Um Erro Emocional, Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Editora Record (2010).
  • O Professor, Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Editora Record (2014).

Essays edit

  • Entre a Prosa e a Poesia: Bakhtin e o Formalismo Russo, Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Rocco (2003).
  • O Espírito Da Prosa: Uma Autobiografia Literária, Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Editora Record (2012).
  • Um Operário em Férias, Rio de Janeiro, RJ: Editora Record (2013).

Adaptations edit

Theater edit

  • Trapo. Text adapted for theater by Cristóvão Tezza himself. Directed by Ariel Coelho, with Mark Winter, Cláudio Mamberti, and Imara Reis in the cast. Originally staged in Curitiba and various locations in Paraná in 1992.
  • O Filho Eterno. Text adapted for theater by Bruno Lara Resende. Directed by Daniel Herz, with Charles Fricks in the cast. Originally staged by Companhia Atores de Laura in Rio de Janeiro and various locations in Brazil in 2011.

Film edit

  • O Filho Eterno. Produced by RT Features. Directed by Paulo Machline. Still in production. Expected release date: 2015.
  • Juliano Pavollini. Produced and directed by Caio Blat. Still in production. Expected release date: 2015.

Translations edit

  • Bambino Per Sempre, Milan: Sperling & Kupfer (2008)
Italian translation of O Filho Eterno by Maria Baiocchi
  • El Fill Etern, Barcelona: Club Editor (2009)
Catalan translation of O Filho Eterno by Josep Domènech Ponsatí
  • Eeuwig Kind, Amsterdam: Contact (2009)
Dutch translation of O Filho Eterno by Arie Pos
  • Le Fils Du Printemps, Paris: Editeur Métailié (2009)
French translation of O Filho Eterno by Sébastien Roy
  • The Eternal Son, Carlton North, VIC: Scribe Publications (2010)
English translation of O Filho Eterno by Alison Entrekin
  • Noč V Curitibi, Novo mesto: Goga (2011)
Slovenian translation of Uma Noite em Curitiba, by Nina Kovič
  • Een Emotionele Fout, Amsterdam: Contact (2011)
Dutch translation of Um Erro Emocional by Arie Pos
  • El Hijo Eterno, Ciudad de México: Editorial Elephas (2012)
Spanish translation of O Filho Eterno by María Teresa Atrián Pineda
  • Večni sin, Ljubljana: Modrijan (2013)
Slovenian translation of O Filho Eterno by Katja Zakrajšek
  • 永远的菲利普, Beijing: People's Literature Publishing House (2014)
Chinese translation of O Filho Eterno by 马琳
  • Brief Space Between Color and Shade, Seattle: AmazonCrossing (2014)
English translation of Breve Espaço entre a Cor e a Sombra by Alan R. Clarke

References edit

  1. ^ "Biografia: Cristovão Tezza". Tiro de Letra. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Biography". Cristovão Tezza. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e Urban, Rafael (2006). "O romancista do Paraná". Revista Entrelinha (in Portuguese) (Número 20, de abril de 2006). Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Grandes entrevistas - Cristovão Tezza". Tiro de Letra (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  5. ^ . revistaepoca.globo.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  6. ^ G1: Pop & Arte (10 September 2013). "Prêmio Portugal Telecom 2013 anuncia os 12 livros finalistas". globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Zé, Beto (12 November 2009). . Blog do Zé Beto (in Portuguese). Jornal e Notícias. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  8. ^ Folha Online (1 December 2008). "Cristovão Tezza e Tatiana Levy levam Prêmio São Paulo de Literatura". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  9. ^ Barbara Heliodora; Luiz Felipe Reis; e Tânia Brandão (28 December 2011). "As melhores peças de 2011". O Globo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  10. ^ Globo Filmes (1 December 2016). ""O filho eterno" film profile" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  11. ^ Bruno Souza (26 August 2013). ""O filho eterno" vai virar filme". UOL: Blog - Social 1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 August 2013.

External links edit

  • Author's official page
  • Interview with the author for the magazine Entrelinha (in Portuguese)
  • (in Portuguese)

January 01, 1970
cristóvão, tezza, born, august, 1952, brazilian, novelist, university, professor, born, 1952, august, 1952, lages, santa, catarina, braziloccupationauthor, professorlanguageportuguesenationalitybraziliangenrefictionnotable, worksthe, eternal, sonnotable, award. Cristovao Tezza born 21 August 1952 1 is a Brazilian novelist and university professor Cristovao TezzaBorn 1952 08 21 August 21 1952 age 71 Lages Santa Catarina BrazilOccupationAuthor and ProfessorLanguagePortugueseNationalityBrazilianGenreFictionNotable worksThe Eternal SonNotable awardsSao Paulo Prize for LiteratureWebsitewww wbr cristovaotezza wbr com wbr br wbr index wbr english wbr htm Contents 1 Biography 2 The Eternal Son 3 Works 3 1 Short stories 3 2 Short story collections 3 3 Novels 3 4 Essays 4 Adaptations 4 1 Theater 4 2 Film 4 3 Translations 5 References 6 External linksBiography editCristovao Tezza was born in Lages Santa Catarina Brazil in 1952 but moved to Curitiba in Parana by the time he was ten 2 This city would later serve as the backdrop for many of his stories with characters visiting familiar streets and local attractions 3 Tezza had a variety of jobs when he was younger His experience included time in the theater and the merchant marine working illegally in Europe and working as a watchmaker 3 He really loved this last job but soon recognized that fixing clocks would not satisfy his desire to work with literature By the time he was thirteen Tezza had already finished his first book one which he himself described as very bad 3 He has published several novels and a creative autobiography One of the distinguishing features of his works is the presence of more than one narrator For example in his story Trapo the story is told simultaneously from the points of view of both a teacher of poetry Manoel and a poet whose work is studied by Manoel 3 In 2003 Tezza published an essay on Mikhail Bakhtin which he had originally written as his doctoral thesis 3 Tezza has a doctorate in Brazilian Literature and was a professor of Linguistics at the Federal University of Parana On several occasions he has claimed that only four or five Brazilians could make their living from writing books and for this reason he became a professor 4 He won the prize of the Brazilian Academy of Letters for the Best Brazilian Novel in 2004 for his book O fotografo The magazine Epoca named him as one of the 100 Most Influential Brazilians of 2009 5 He also served on the jury to determine the finalists for the 2013 Portugal Telecom Prize 6 Until recently Tezza wrote a biweekly column for the Folha de S Paulo and was a regular contributor to the Gazeta do Povo in Curitiba In 2009 following the success of The Eternal Son Tezza left his position as a university professor to pursue his literary interests full time 7 The Eternal Son editTezza s most successful work so far has been The Eternal Son Portuguese O Filho Eterno a novel about a father learning to deal with his son s Down s syndrome In 2008 his book was recognized by the Jabuti Prize the Portugal Telecom Prize and the Sao Paulo Prize for Literature the last of which came with a cash prize of R 200 000 roughly US 97 000 dollars 8 This book was later adapted for the theater by Bruno Lara Resende The presentation by Cia Atores de Laura with director Daniel Herz and actor Charles Fricks was chosen by O Globo as one of the best plays of 2011 9 The book was also adapted into the 2016 Brazilian film O filho eterno The film was directed by Paulo Machline and it stars Marcos Veras and Debora Falabella in the main roles 10 11 The Eternal Son has been translated into several languages including English with the French translation winning the 2009 Prix litteraire Charles Brisset and the English translation being a finalist for the 2012 International Dublin Literary Award Works editShort stories edit A Primeira Noite de Liberdade 1994 Originally published as a 25 page booklet by the Fundacao Cultural de Curitiba amp ocios do Oficio Editora with only 150 copies Republished in the digital release of A Cidade Inventada dd Short story collections edit A Cidade Inventada Curitiba PR Coo Editora 1980 Beatriz Rio de Janeiro RJ Record 2011 Novels edit Gran Circo das Americas Sao Paulo SP Editora Brasiliense 1979 O Terrorista Lirico Curitiba PR Criar Edicoes 1981 Ensaio da Paixao Curitiba PR Criar Edicoes 1985 Trapo Sao Paulo SP Editora Brasiliense 1988 Aventuras Provisorias Porto Alegre RS Mercado Aberto 1989 Juliano Pavollini Rio de Janeiro RJ Editora Record 1989 A Suavidade do Vento Rio de Janeiro RJ Editora Record 1991 O Fantasma da Infancia Rio de Janeiro RJ Editora Record 1994 Uma Noite em Curitiba Rio de Janeiro RJ Rocco 1995 Breve Espaco entre a Cor e a Sombra Rio de Janeiro RJ Rocco 1998 O Fotografo Rio de Janeiro RJ Rocco 2004 O Filho Eterno Rio de Janeiro RJ Editora Record 2007 Um Erro Emocional Rio de Janeiro RJ Editora Record 2010 O Professor Rio de Janeiro RJ Editora Record 2014 Essays edit Entre a Prosa e a Poesia Bakhtin e o Formalismo Russo Rio de Janeiro RJ Rocco 2003 O Espirito Da Prosa Uma Autobiografia Literaria Rio de Janeiro RJ Editora Record 2012 Um Operario em Ferias Rio de Janeiro RJ Editora Record 2013 Adaptations editTheater edit Trapo Text adapted for theater by Cristovao Tezza himself Directed by Ariel Coelho with Mark Winter Claudio Mamberti and Imara Reis in the cast Originally staged in Curitiba and various locations in Parana in 1992 O Filho Eterno Text adapted for theater by Bruno Lara Resende Directed by Daniel Herz with Charles Fricks in the cast Originally staged by Companhia Atores de Laura in Rio de Janeiro and various locations in Brazil in 2011 Film edit O Filho Eterno Produced by RT Features Directed by Paulo Machline Still in production Expected release date 2015 Juliano Pavollini Produced and directed by Caio Blat Still in production Expected release date 2015 Translations edit Bambino Per Sempre Milan Sperling amp Kupfer 2008 Italian translation of O Filho Eterno by Maria Baiocchi El Fill Etern Barcelona Club Editor 2009 Catalan translation of O Filho Eterno by Josep Domenech Ponsati Eeuwig Kind Amsterdam Contact 2009 Dutch translation of O Filho Eterno by Arie Pos Le Fils Du Printemps Paris Editeur Metailie 2009 French translation of O Filho Eterno by Sebastien Roy The Eternal Son Carlton North VIC Scribe Publications 2010 English translation of O Filho Eterno by Alison Entrekin Noc V Curitibi Novo mesto Goga 2011 Slovenian translation of Uma Noite em Curitiba by Nina Kovic Een Emotionele Fout Amsterdam Contact 2011 Dutch translation of Um Erro Emocional by Arie Pos El Hijo Eterno Ciudad de Mexico Editorial Elephas 2012 Spanish translation of O Filho Eterno by Maria Teresa Atrian Pineda Vecni sin Ljubljana Modrijan 2013 Slovenian translation of O Filho Eterno by Katja Zakrajsek 永远的菲利普 Beijing People s Literature Publishing House 2014 Chinese translation of O Filho Eterno by 马琳 Brief Space Between Color and Shade Seattle AmazonCrossing 2014 English translation of Breve Espaco entre a Cor e a Sombra by Alan R ClarkeReferences edit Biografia Cristovao Tezza Tiro de Letra Retrieved 2 September 2014 Biography Cristovao Tezza Retrieved 2 October 2013 a b c d e Urban Rafael 2006 O romancista do Parana Revista Entrelinha in Portuguese Numero 20 de abril de 2006 Retrieved 2 October 2013 Grandes entrevistas Cristovao Tezza Tiro de Letra in Portuguese Retrieved 27 August 2013 Epoca NOTICIAS Os 100 brasileiros mais influentes de 2009 revistaepoca globo com in Portuguese Archived from the original on 14 May 2013 Retrieved 20 December 2009 G1 Pop amp Arte 10 September 2013 Premio Portugal Telecom 2013 anuncia os 12 livros finalistas globo com in Portuguese Retrieved 10 September 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Ze Beto 12 November 2009 Cristovao Tezza vai sair da Universidade Federal do Parana Blog do Ze Beto in Portuguese Jornal e Noticias Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 Retrieved 2 October 2013 Folha Online 1 December 2008 Cristovao Tezza e Tatiana Levy levam Premio Sao Paulo de Literatura Folha de S Paulo in Portuguese Retrieved 6 April 2013 Barbara Heliodora Luiz Felipe Reis e Tania Brandao 28 December 2011 As melhores pecas de 2011 O Globo in Portuguese Retrieved 8 May 2013 Globo Filmes 1 December 2016 O filho eterno film profile in Portuguese Retrieved 15 January 2021 Bruno Souza 26 August 2013 O filho eterno vai virar filme UOL Blog Social 1 in Portuguese Retrieved 27 August 2013 External links editAuthor s official page Interview with the author for the magazine Entrelinha in Portuguese Interview with the author for the magazine Ciberarte in Portuguese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cristovao Tezza amp oldid 1218349355, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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