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Laura Erber

Laura Erber
Photo by Per A.J. Andersson, 2014
Born1979 (age 44–45)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
SpouseKarl Erik Schøllhammer

Laura Erber (born 1979) is a Brazilian writer and visual artist.[1] She has exhibited throughout Brazil and Europe.[2] Erber writes poetry that is internationally recognized,[3] along with short stories, essays, and books. She works in multiple languages. She is interested in myths and the history of Brazil.[4]

Biography

Erber graduated from the State University of Rio de Janeiro in 2002 with a degree in Portuguese and Brazilian literature. She got a master's degree from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in 2008, followed by a Ph.D. in literature in 2012. She was a Ph.D. student at the University of Copenhagen in 2010. Erber was a visiting researcher at the Danish Film Institute in Copenhagen. She founded the digital publishing non-profit Zazie Editions in 2015, along with Karl Erik Schøllhammer, focused on essays on art and criticism.

Awards

  • Nova Fronteira prize (2001), for best free adaptation of João Guimarães Rosa's work for her video "Campo Geral"[4]
  • São Paulo Award for Literature Nominee for Newcomers under 40 (2014), for her book Esquilos de Pavlov

Exhibitions

  • International Center of Art and Landscape at Vassivière (2005)[4]
  • Art Center of Le Plateau in Paris (2005)[4]

Works

Books

  • Insones (7 Letras, 2002)
  • Körper und tage (German and Portuguese, Merz-Solitude, 2006)
  • Celia Misteriosa (poetry, Illusion d'optique & Villa Medici, 2007), a collaboration between Erber and Federico Nicolao
  • Os corpos e os dias ('The bodies and days', poetry, Portuguese, Editora de Cultura, 2008)
  • Vazados & Molambos (2008)
  • Bénédicte vê o mar ('Bénédicte sees the sea', Portuguese, Casa da Palavra, 2011)
  • Esquilos de Pavlov ('Pavlov's Squirrels', Portuguese, Alfaguara, 2013)[5]
  • Bénédicte não se move ('Bénédicte does not move', 2014)
  • A Retornada (poetry, Portuguese, 2017)

Video

  • The Glass House (1999–2008), a collaboration between Erber and Laercio Redondo
  • Campo Geral
  • Diário do Sertão (director, 2003)[6]

References

  1. ^ Notice de personne. Retrieved 5 March 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "Laura Erber". Granta. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Brasiliansk dramatik och poesi på Bokmässan 2014 — Bok & Bibliotek". 14 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "featured artists: Laura Erber". LatinArt.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  5. ^ Erber, Laura (2013). "Esquilos de Pavlov". Library of Congress Catalog. Alfaguara. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Carnet du Sertao". documentaire sur grand ecran. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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