Claudia Roquette-Pinto
Claudia Roquette-Pinto (* 1963 in Rio de Janeiro ) is a Brazilian author and translator.
Life
Roquette-Pinto studied literary translation at the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro . She was also the editor of the cultural journal for five years. Numerous volumes of poetry have been published by her. In 2002 she won the Prêmio Jabuti literary prize . In 2005 she was a participant in the literary festival Festa Literária Internacional de Paraty . In 2008 Claudia Roquette-Pinto was a participant in the Berlin Poetry Festival. She is the great-granddaughter of Edgar Roquette-Pinto .
Volumes of poetry
- Os Dias Gagos , RJ, 1991
- Saxífraga , RJ, 1993
- Zona de Sombra , RJ, 1997
- Corola , Ateliê Editorial, SP, 2001 (for this she received the Prêmio Jabuti de Literatura 2002)
- Margem de Manobra , 2005.
Translations
- Doce Justiça (by Jerry Oster, 1987)
- Oppenheimer - O pai da bomba atômica ( Oppenheimer - The father of the atomic bomb ), 1987
- O Livro das Virtudes para Crianças (poems by William J. Bennett ), 1997
- Primeiras Palavras (Poems by Douglas Messerli), São Paulo, 1999
- A Vida das Musas - nove mulheres e os artistas que elas inspiraram (Francine Prose), 2004
Web links
- Literature by and about Claudia Roquette-Pinto in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
- Official website of Claudia Roquette-Pinto
- Claudia Roquette Pinto as a participant in the Berlin Poetry Festival 2008
- Reading by Claudia Roquette-Pinto at the Ibero-American Institute in Berlin
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Roquette-Pinto, Claudia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian author and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rio de Janeiro |