Werner Zotz

Werner Zotz (* 1947 in Indaial , Santa Catarina , Brazil ) is a German-Brazilian writer who lives and works in Florianópolis .

Life

Werner Zotz, who is descended from the emigrants of the Austro-German family Zotz , spent his childhood in Rio Negrinho in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. He then lived in Paraná , Rio de Janeiro , São Paulo and finally in Parque Indígena do Xingu , a protected area for indigenous peoples in Mato Grosso , in which 16 tribes of the Xingu Indians are settled. Here he dealt intensively with the way of life and culture of these Indians, which flowed into his work in a variety of ways. In 1987 he settled in Florianópolis. Werner Zotz traveled to Brazil as an adventurer, even in its inaccessible regions, to collect material for his literature.

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As an author, Werner Zotz has published more than 20 books for young people and adventure novels that deal with the landscape and the people of Brazil and the fate of the indigenous peoples. He has received numerous awards, including the UNESCO Prize for the best youth book of 1984 for Rio Liberdade at the International Youth Book Fair in Bologna in 1985. In 1987 his book Apenas um curumim was recognized by UNESCO as the best youth book from Latin America. The title can be translated as just one Indian child. It is "a text for young people about Indian life with a believable plot and an authentic description of the characters."

As a popular translator, Zotz has translated numerous classics of youth literature into Portuguese, including Moby Dick by Herman Melville , Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe and King Solomon's Treasury by Henry Rider Haggard . Many of these Portuguese versions of classics of youth literature are literary adaptations of the originals. In Moby Dick, for example, the captain Ahab is portrayed as "psychologically more complex" compared to Melville's original in Zotz.

The works and translations of Werner Zotz are popular school reading in Brazil . The author also deals with educational issues to promote reading behavior in children and adolescents.

In 2007 Werner Zotz was honored for his life's work by the Academia Catarinense de Letras .

other activities

As a renowned photographer dedicated to the landscapes, nature and people of Brazil, Werner Zotz has published several photo books. His photos appear in numerous Brazilian magazines and are used by the state's foreign traffic advertising. Werner Zotz founded the publishing house Editora Letras Brasileiras, which, in addition to local authors, represents Ingmar Bergman in Brazil.

Zotz, who is committed to nature conservation and the rights of the indigenous peoples of Brazil, was awarded the Herbert de Sousa Prize in October 2008 .

In addition, Werner Zotz is concerned about sustainable tourism in Brazil, as well as general questions about the development of the tourism industry . He has been publishing the yearbook turismo & cia on this topic since 2006 .

Book publications

• Barco branco em mar azul. Curitiba: Editora Beija-Flor 1978
• Semeadura. Curitiba: Editora Beija-Flor 1979
• Apenas around curumim. Curitiba: Coo Editora 1979
• Não-me-toque em pé de Guerra. Rio de Janeiro 1982, ISBN 9788570071323
• Rio Liberdade. Rio de Janeiro: Editorial Nórdica 1984
• Garnisé gabola acabou gabiru. Rio de Janeiro: Editorial Nórdica 1986. ISBN 9788570070487
• Gente Catarina. Origins & raízes. Florianópolis: Letras Brasileiras 2002, ISBN 9788588844032
• Aventura no Rio Amazonas: viagem fantástica do Marajó a Tabatinga. Florianópolis: Editora Letras Brasileiras 2005, ISBN 9788588844186
• Santa Catarina: visões do céu. Florianópolis: Letras Brasileiras 2006, ISBN 9788588844384

Photo books

• Aventura no Rio Amazonas. Florianópolis 2005, ISBN 8588844184
• Aventura no Fim do Mundo. Florianópolis 2005, ISBN 8588844087
• Blumenau Santa Catarina. Florianópolis 2006, ISBN 8588844230
• Aventura Nos Mares Do Brasil. Florianópolis 2007, ISBN 8588844583

literature

• Marta Yumi Ando, ​​Thomas Bonnici: Entre a dominação eo revide: A reposta do colonizado em Apenas um curumim de Werner Zotz ( Memento of September 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) In: Publicatio UEPG: Ciências Humanas , Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa, vol . 13 (2) 19-32, December 2005 (Portuguese). Abstract: Between domination and resistance: The answer of the colonized in Werner Zotz’s Apenas um curumim .
• Salete Maria Lanzarin: A recepção crítica da obra de Werner Zotz. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis SC, 1998. (PDF; 145 MB; Portuguese). (Also: Dissertation, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 1998). With works bibliography, secondary literature on Zotz pp. 178–185 and copies from secondary literature.

Web links

• Biography in Portuguese with photo
• Amazonas Expedition Werner Zotz 2005 Wow! Magazine (Portuguese) ( Memento from October 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ^ International Board on Books for Young People: Bookbird . Madrid: Instituto Nacional del Libro Español 1980, p. 45 ISSN  0006-7377
2. ^ Herman Melville: Moby Dick ou A Baleia. Adaptação de Werner Zotz. São Paulo: Scipione 1987, ISBN 852620694X
3. ^ Daniel Defoe: Robinson Crusoé. Adaptação de Werner Zotz. São Paulo: Scipione 2003 (17th edition), ISBN 8526242016
4. ^ H. Rider Haggard: As minas do Rei Salomão . Adaptação de Werner Zotz. São Paulo: Scipione 1997, ISBN 9788526214521
5. ↑ John Bryant (Ed.): "Ungraspable Phantom" - Essays on Moby-Dick (Selection of revised pages presented at the interdisciplinary conference, Moby-Dick 2001, held Oct. 18-20, 2001 at Hofstra University). Kent, Ohio 2006, p. 286, ISBN 9780873388603
6. ↑ Prêmio da ACL em novembro de 2007  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ↑ Editora Letras Brasileiras ( Memento of the original from October 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
8. ↑ Prêmio Werner Zotz - Medalha Herbert de Souza  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
9. ↑ Werner Zotz: "Dec Equívocos Recorrentes do Turismo Brasileiro." Turismo & cia 1/2006 ( Memento of the original from October 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
10. ↑ Werner Zotz: lições de férias. turismo & cia 2/2007 ( Memento of the original dated September 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.