Cristhiano Aguiar
Cristhiano Motta Aguiar is a Brazilian writer, critic and academic. He studied literature at the Federal University of Pernambuco, and pursued a doctorate at the Mackenzie Presbyterian University. A section of his doctoral research was published under the title Narratives and Fictional Spaces: An Introduction. He teaches literature at Mackenzie Presbyterian University. His research interests include contemporary Latin American fiction and genre literature.
As a writer, he has published two collections of short stories:Na outra margem, o Leviatã Gótico Nordestino - winner of the Clarice Lispector Award for Best Short Story Collection, and the Order of Book Merit medal awarded by the Biblioteca Nacional.
His next book is a novel. In 2012, he was named as one of the best young Brazilian writers by Granta magazine. He is a frequent guest at literary events, such as FLIP and the Book Biennial of São Paulo.