Ana Maria Machado

Ana Maria Machado (2013)

Ana Maria Machado (born December 24, 1941 in Rio de Janeiro ) is a Brazilian writer , journalist and painter who is best known for her children's books .

Life

Ana Maria Machado studied literature in Rio de Janeiro. She worked for Radio Rádio Jornal do Brasil for over ten years . In 1980 she was one of the founders of the first children's bookstore in Brazil, the Malasartes bookstore in Rio de Janeiro.

Ana Maria Machado received international recognition in 2000 when she was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Prize for literature . She has been President of the Academia Brasileira de Letras since 2012 .

Academia Brasileira de Letras

Ana Maria Machado was admitted to the Academia Brasileira de Letras (ABL), the Brazilian Academy of Literature in Rio de Janeiro, on April 24, 2003. She is the sixth owner of the seat number 1 named after Adelino Fontoura , succeeding Evandro Lins e Silva . Her election as the second female president to succeed Marcos Vilaça , during whose term of office she was Secretary General of the Academy, followed on December 8, 2011.

Works

Children's books published in Germany

• Why the little dolphin does somersaults and other stories. Ravensburg, 1992
• Bisa Bia - Bisa Bel. Hamburg 1988
• The Rainbow. Goettingen 1989

Children's books

• Uma vontade louca
• Amigo é comigo
• Isso Ninguém Me Tira
• Bento que Bento é o Frade
• Bisa Bia, Bisa Bel (Novela), 1981
• De olho nas penas
• Raul da ferrugem azul
• Do outro mundo
• O canto da praça
• Bem do seu tamanho
• Tudo ao mesmo tempo agora
• O Que É?
• dandinha danda
• Abrindo Caminho
• Alguns Medos e Seus Segredos
• Era Uma Vez Três
• O Gato do Mato eo Cachorro do Morro
• A Jararaca, a Perereca ea Tiririca
• Menina Bonita do Laço de Fita
• O mistério da ilha
• Amigos Secretos
• De carta em carta
• Quem manda na minha boca sou eu !!
• El domador de monstruos

literature for adults

• Alice e Ulisses , 1984, (novel)
• Aos Quatro Ventos , 1993, (novel)
• A Audácia dessa Mulher , 1999, (novel)
• Canteiros de Saturno , 1991, (novel)
• Como e Por Que Ler os Clássicos Universais desde Cedo , 2002, (contains chapters on literary classics)
• Contra Corrente , 1999, (essays)
• Democracia , 1983, (essays)
• Esta Força Estranha , 1998, (biography)
• O Mar Nunca Transborda , 1995, (novel)
• Para Semper , 2001, (novel)
• Recado do Nome , 1976, (doctoral thesis)
• Texturas - sobre Leituras e Escritos , 2001, (Essays)
• Tropical Sol da Liberdade , 1988, (novel)

Web links

Commons : Ana Maria Machado  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Ana Maria Machado in the catalog of the German National Library
• Literature by and about Ana Maria Machado in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
• Biography on the website of the Academia Brasileira de Letras
• Ana Maria Machados Official Website
• Ana Maria Machado biography, participant of the Berlin Literature Festival