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Socorro Acioli

Born

in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

February 24, 1975

Website

http://socorroacioli.wordpress.com

Genre

Fiction, Contemporary, Children's

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She is a journalist and teacher, holding a master’s degree in Brazilian Literature and a Ph.D. in Literary Studies. She writes for children, young adults, and adults. In 2006, she was the only Brazilian student to attend Gabriel García Márquez’s workshop “How to Tell a Story.” The book she began during that course, The Head of the Saint, was published in Brazil, the United States, England, and France, and, in 2023, also in Mexico and Italy.

Socorro Acioli (Fortaleza, 24 de fevereiro de 1975) é uma escritora brasileira, formada em Comunicação Social com habilitação em jornalismo, mestre em Literatura Brasileira pela Universidade Federal do Ceará e Doutoranda em Literatura Comparada pela Universidade Federal Fluminense, em Niterói.
Sua obra de She is a journalist and teacher, holding a master’s degree in Brazilian Literature and a Ph.D. in Literary Studies. She writes for children, young adults, and adults. In 2006, she was the only Brazilian student to attend Gabriel García Márquez’s workshop “How to Tell a Story.” The book she began during that course, The Head of the Saint, was published in Brazil, the United States, England, and France, and, in 2023, also in Mexico and Italy.

Socorro Acioli (Fortaleza, 24 de fevereiro de 1975) é uma escritora brasileira, formada em Comunicação Social com habilitação em jornalismo, mestre em Literatura Brasileira pela Universidade Federal do Ceará e Doutoranda em Literatura Comparada pela Universidade Federal Fluminense, em Niterói.
Sua obra de estréia, O Pipoqueiro João, foi escrita quando a autora tinha ainda oito anos de idade. Publicado pela Nação Cariry Editora.

Em 2001, durante o curso de jornalismo, retornou às letras com a biografia de Frei Tito de Alencar Lima. O livro, intitulado Frei Tito, foi publicado pelas Edições Demócrito Rocha na coleção Terra Bárbara. Em 2003 lançou, pela mesma editora e mesma coleção, a biografia de Rachel de Queiroz, escrita a partir de pesquisas e entrevistas com a autora.
A partir de 2004, Socorro Acioli começou a escrever e publicar livros infanto-juvenis. Estreou com Bia que tanto lia - uma história do livros para crianças, pelas Edições Demócrito Rocha.
Em 2006 foi a única brasileira selecionada para a oficina de roteiros Como contar um conto, ministrada pelo escritor colombiano Gabriel García Márquez (Prêmio Nobel de Literatura de 1982), na Escuela de Cine y TV de San Antonio de Los Baños, em Cuba.

Em 2007 ganhou a bolsa de pesquisa da Biblioteca de Munique, na Alemanha, onde morou por dois meses.
Em 2009, foi convidada pelos Centro Culturais das Embaixadas do Brasil em La Paz, Bolívia e em Praia, Cabo Verde, para proferir palestras sobre sua obra e seminários sobre Literatura Brasileira. (Wikipedia) ...more

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Lançamentos de 2014

Quatro livros novos para 2014, incluindo o primeiro romance adulto e a primeira edição fora do Brasil.

FEVEREIRO

A Cabeça do Santo, pela Companhia das Letras

JUNHO

Plantou Palavra, Colheu Poesia, pelo Armazém da Cultura

JULHO

Emília: a biografia NÃO autorizada da Marquesa de Rábico, pela Casa da Palavra

OUTUBRO

The head of the sai

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Average rating: 4.3 · 33,553 ratings · 5,075 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Cabeça do Santo 4.36 avg rating — 21,754 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oração para Desaparecer 4.21 avg rating — 10,432 ratings — published 2023 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Bailarina Fantasma 4.15 avg rating — 507 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Amar é inadiável 4.07 avg rating — 183 ratings — published 2026 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sobre os Felizes 4.12 avg rating — 161 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	O dia escuro: contos inquietantes de autoras brasileiras by Socorro Acioli (Editor), Fabiane Secches (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Carola Saavedra 3.83 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ela Tem Olhos de Céu by Socorro Acioli, Mateus Rios (Illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vende-se uma Família 3.76 avg rating — 49 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Diga Astrasgud 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Foi a morte que me ensinou. O tempo de sonhar é em cima da terra.”
― Socorro Acioli, A Cabeça do Santo

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“Era tudo tão lindo que nem coube nos seus pequenos sonhos. Ela precisou aprender a sonhar mais.”
― Socorro Acioli, A Cabeça do Santo

tags: literatura-brasileira, realismo-mágico

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“Viver é sempre isso, fazer o que se pode.”
― Socorro Acioli, Oração para desaparecer

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