João Carlos Marinho
João Carlos Marinho Silva (born September 25, 1935 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian writer and former lawyer. He is the author, among others, the book O Gênio do Crime, his first novel published in 1969 His work, mainly juvenile thrillers, is considered a landmark in the renewal of the Brazilian children's literature in the 1970s.[1][2][3] He wrote 16 books, 12 of them dedicated to the adventures of the Turma do Gordo.
He spent his childhood and adolescence in Santos and São Paulo, before going to study at the École nouvelle de la Suisse romande in Lausanne, Switzerland, where he remained until 20 years of age.[2] He graduated in Law from USP and was a lawyer in Guarulhos for nearly 30 years. After retiring as a lawyer, he moved to the neighborhood of Pinheiros, in São Paulo, the scene of many of his narratives.
Works
Adventures of Turma do Gordo
- O Gênio do Crime, 1969
- O Caneco de Prata, 1971
- Sangue Fresco, 1982
- O Livro da Berenice, 1984
- Berenice Detetive, 1987
- Berenice Contra o Maníaco Janeloso, 1990
- Cascata de Cuspe - Game Over para o Gordo, 1992
- O Conde Futreson, 1994
- O Disco I: A Viagem, 1996
- O Disco II: A Catástrofe do Planeta Ebulidor, 1998
- O Gordo Contra os Pedófilos, 2001
- Assassinato na Literatura Infantil, 2005
Others
- Professor Albuquerque e a Vida Eterna, 1973 (romance)
- Pedro Soldador, 1976 (romance)
- Conversando de Monteiro Lobato, 1978
- Pai Mental e Outras Hístórias, 1983
- Anjo de Camisola, 1988 (poetry)
References
- ↑ (orgs.), Neide Luiza, Idméia (1 January 2006). Linguagem e educação: implicações técnicas, éticas e estéticas. Editora Humanitas. p. 165. ISBN 978-85-7732-003-5. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- 1 2 "Marinho, João Carlos (1935)". Encyclopedia of Brazilian Literature. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ Coelho, Nelly Novaes. Dicionário crítico da literatura infantil e juvenil brasileira. São Paulo: EDUSP, 1995.