Carola Saavedra
Carola Saavedra is a Chilean-born Brazilian writer.
Biography and career
Saavedra was born in Santiago, but moved with her family to Brazil when she was three years old. She graduated in journalism by Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. She lived in Spain, France and Germany, where she got a master's degree in communication studies. She lives in Rio de Janeiro.Saavedra was an invited author at Festa Literária Internacional de Paraty in 2010. In September 2018, Carola Saavedra launched her novel Com armas sonolentas in Porto Alegre.
Works
Do lado de fora Toda terça Flores azuis - Published in English by Penguin Random House as "Blue Flowers", translated by Daniel HahnPaisagem com dromedário O inventário das coisas ausentes- ''Com armas sonolentas''
Participation in anthologies
Um homem célebre: Machado recriado Escritores escritos Essa história está diferente – Dez contos para canções de Chico Buarque Geração Zero Zero- Granta Magazine's The Best of Young Brazilian Novelists anthology
Awards and nominations
- Premio APCA for Best Novel, 2008, for Flores azuis
- Prêmio Rachel de Queiroz, Young Author category, 2010, for Paisagem com dromedário