“Rubem Fonseca”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

He was born in Juiz de Fora, in the state of Minas Gerais, but he has lived most of his life in Rio de Janeiro. In 1952, he started his career as a low-level cop and, later became a police commissioner, one of the highest ranks in the civil police of Brazil. Following the steps of American novelist Thomas Pynchon, a close friend of Fonseca, he refuses to give interviews and feels strongly about maintaining his privacy.^[3]

His stories are dark and gritty, filled with violence and sexual content, and usually set in an urban environment. He claims a writer should have the courage to show what most people are afraid to say. His work is considered groundbreaking in Brazilian literature {{By whom|date=August 2010}}, up until then mostly focused on rural settings and usually treating cities with less interest{{dubious|date=December 2013}}. Almost all Brazilian contemporary writers acknowledge Fonseca's importance{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}. Authors from the rising generation of Brazilian writers, such as Patrícia Melo or Luis Ruffato, have stated that Fonseca's writing has influenced their work.^[4]

He started his career by writing short stories, considered by some critics as his strongest literary creations. His first popular novel was A Grande Arte (High Art), but "Agosto" is usually considered his best work{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}.

In 2003, he won the Camões Prize, considered to be the most important award in the Portuguese language.

In 2012 he became the first recipient of Chile's Manuel Rojas Ibero-American Narrative Award.^[5]

Bibliography

Brazilian editions

Novels and novellas

Short story collections and anthologies

English translations

References

1. ^{{cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/61528282.html?dids=61528282:61528282&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+30%2C+1991&author=MICHAEL+WILMINGTON&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=MOVIE+REVIEW+`Exposure'+Settles+for+Less+Than+Tantalizing+Potential&pqatl=google|title=MOVIE REVIEW `Exposure' Settles for Less Than Tantalizing Potential|last=Wilmington|first=Michael|date=October 30, 1991|quote=There may be something unconsciously premonitory about the fact that the people who've made a movie out of Rubem Fonseca's fascinating Brazilian thriller ...|work=Los Angeles Times|page=5|accessdate=28 April 2011}}
2. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/98/08/23/reviews/980823.23polklt.html|title=Blame It on Rio|last=Polk|first=James|date=August 23, 1998|work=New York Times|accessdate=28 April 2011}}
3. ^Tello Garrido, Romeo. Prólogo en Fonseca Rubem, Los mejores relatos. México: Alfaguara, 1998.
4. ^Tello Garrido, Romeo. Prólogo en Fonseca Rubem, Los mejores relatos. México: Alfaguara, 1998.
5. ^{{Cite news |url=http://diario.latercera.com/2012/09/28/01/contenido/cultura-entretencion/30-119289-9-fonseca-el-policial-mas-duro-de-brasil-recibe-el-premio-manuel-rojas.shtml |title=Fonseca, el policial más duro de Brasil, recibe el premio Manuel Rojas |trans-title=Fonseca, the Toughest Policeman in Brazil, Receives the Manuel Rojas Award |first=Javier |last=García |work=La Tercera |language=Spanish |date=28 September 2012 |access-date=3 September 2018}}