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Conceição Evaristo

Born

in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

November 29, 1946

Genre

Romance, Fiction, Poetry

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Conceição Evaristo was born in a slum in the south of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais / Brazil. She had to reconcile her studies with work as a domestic worker, until she completed her first years of study in 1971, at the age of 25. She then moved to Rio de Janeiro, where she passed a public competition for teaching and graduated in Letters at UFRJ.

In the 1980s, she contacted Grupo Quilombhoje. She debuted in literature in 1990, with works published in the series Cadernos Negros, published by the organization.

She holds a Master's degree in Brazilian Literature from PUC-Rio, and a PhD in Comparative Literature from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF).

Her works, in particular the 2003 novel Ponciá Vicêncio, address themes such as racial, gende ...more

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Average rating: 4.36 · 14,712 ratings · 1,944 reviews · 33 distinct works • Similar authors

	Olhos d'Água 4.41 avg rating — 7,690 ratings — published 2014 — 7 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
	Canção para ninar menino grande 4.13 avg rating — 2,223 ratings — published 2022 — 7 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
	Ponciá Vicêncio 4.41 avg rating — 1,893 ratings — published 2006 — 11 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
	Becos da Memória 4.45 avg rating — 1,114 ratings — published 2006 — 9 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
	Insubmissas Lágrimas de Mulheres 4.58 avg rating — 620 ratings — 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
	Poemas da Recordação 4.37 avg rating — 246 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Macabéa. Flor de Mulungu by Conceição Evaristo, Luciana Nabuco (Illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Histórias de Leves Enganos e Parecenças 4.28 avg rating — 127 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
	Nossos Poemas Conjuram e Gritam by Conceição Evaristo, Esmeralda Ribeiro, Jarid Arraes (Goodreads Author) 4.85 avg rating — 13 ratings	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
	Recovecos de la memoria 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings	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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“Escrever é uma maneira de sangrar.”
― Conceição Evaristo, Olhos d'Água

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“Gosto de ver as palavras plenas de sentido ou carregadas de vazio no varal da linha. Palavras caídas, apanhadas, surgidas, inventadas na corda bamba da vida.”
― Conceição Evaristo, Olhos d'Água

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“Mas achava também que qualquer vida era um risco e o risco maior era o de não tentar viver.”
― Conceição Evaristo, Olhos d'Água

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