Olívio Jekupé

Olívio Jekupé (born October 10, 1965 in Novo Itacolumy , Paraná state ) is one of the most important representatives of the indigenous literature of Brazil .

Life

Olívio Jekupé is a Brazilian writer of indigenous origin. From 1988 to 1992 he studied philosophy at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUC) in Curitiba and later at the Universidade de São Paulo (USP) in São Paulo. He is president of the Associação Guarani Nhe'e Porã and works for several organizations that deal with the education of the indigenous people. He has published a number of books himself. He also sponsors other indigenous writers. His works of children's and youth literature deal, among other things, with the life of the indigenous peoples in today's Brazilian society.

Works

• O Saci Verdadeiro. Editora UEL, Londrina 2000, ISBN 85-7216-220-8 .
• Iarandu, o cão falante. Editora Peirópolis, São Paulo 2002, ISBN 85-368-0193-X .
• Xereko Arandu, O Morte do Crete. Editora Peirópolis, São Paulo 2002, ISBN 85-85663-06-5 .
• Vera, o Contador de Historias. Editora Peirópolis, São Paulo 2003, ISBN 85-85663-98-7 .
• Arandu ymanguaré. Evoluir, São Paulo 2003, ISBN 85-87420-33-X .
• Ajuda do Saci. DCL, São Paulo 2006, ISBN 85-368-0193-X .
• Literatura escrito Pelo Povos Indígenas. Editora Scortecci, São Paulo 2009, ISBN 978-85-366-1626-1 .
• A Mulher Que Virou Urutau , Panda Books Brasil, 2011, ISBN 978-85-7888-146-7 .
• 500 anos de angústia - collection of poems
• Tekoa conhecendo uma aldeia indígena. Global Editora, São Paulo 2011 ISBN 978-85-260-1541-8 .

A selection of his poems has been published in German in:

• Dorothea Nürnberg, Olívio Jekupé (Ed.): In flight of the harpy. Indigenous poetry and prose from the Brazilian rainforest. Löcker, Vienna 2015, ISBN 978-3-85409-776-1 , pp. 53-68.

Web links

• Olívio Jekupé's blog spot (Portuguese)
• Olivio Jekupe in the program of the Flipinha Youth Book Fair, the youth department of the Flip international book fair in Paraty / State of Rio de Janeiro. In Portuguese
• Book reviews and a. by Olivio Jekupe - Tekoa in Gazeta do Povo on July 21, 2011 in Portuguese
• Interview by the Saraiva bookstore platform with Daniel Munduruku and Olivio Jekupe in Portuguese
• Indian writers and poets on the blogosphere by Deborah Goldemberg on Global Voices. (English) (Post: Version of April 14, 2009)
• Literature by and about Olívio Jekupé in the bibliographic database WorldCat

Individual evidence

1. ^ Aline Salgado: Além da própria aldeia. ( Memento of February 17, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) In: Revista de História of June 1, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).