Andréa del Fuego facts for kids
Andréa del Fuego, whose real name is Andréa Fátima dos Santos, was born in 1975. She is a well-known Brazilian writer.
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About Andréa del Fuego
Andréa del Fuego was born in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, in 1975. She studied Philosophy at the University of São Paulo. Andréa writes many types of books, including novels, short stories, and books for young adults.
Early in her career, around 1998, Andréa wrote crônicas. These are short, newspaper-style stories often about daily life. She also answered questions from readers for a radio station magazine. It was then that she chose her pen name, Andréa del Fuego. This name was inspired by another famous Brazilian artist, Luz del Fuego.
Andréa has contributed to many collections of short stories. Her first novel, Os Malaquias, came out in 2010. This book tells the story of three siblings who become orphans after their parents are struck by lightning. For Os Malaquias, Andréa del Fuego won the important 2011 José Saramago Prize. This award is given to young writers in Portuguese-speaking countries.
Books by Andréa del Fuego
Novels
- 2010 – Os Malaquias
- 2013 – As Miniaturas
- 2021 – A Pediatra
Short Stories
- 2004 – Minto enquanto posso
- 2005 – Nego tudo
- 2007 – Engano seu
- 2009 – Nego fogo
Young Adult Books
- 2007 – Blade Runner
- 2008 – Quase caio
- 2008 – Crônica
- 2013 – Sociedade da Caveira de Cristal
Children's Books
- 2010 – Irmãs de pelúcia
Anthologies (Story Collections)
- Os cem menores contos brasileiros do século (2004)
- 30 mulheres que estão fazendo a nova literatura brasileira (2005)
- Geração zero zero (2011)
- Escritores escritos (2010)
- Galeria do sobrenatural (2009)
- 90-00 Cuentos brasileños contemporáneos (2009, Peru)
- Futuro presente (2009)
- Um rio de contos – antologia luso-brasileira (2009, Portugal)
- O livro vermelho dos vampiros (2009)
- Blablablogue (2009)
- O Pequeno Príncipe me disse (2009)
- Pitanga – 52 micro-contos (2008, Portugal)
- Capitu mandou flores (2008)
- Contos de algibeira (2007)
- 35 segredos para chegar a lugar nenhum (2007)
- Doze (2006)
See also
In Spanish: Andréa del Fuego para niños
