Daniel Galera


Daniel Galera is a Brazilian writer, translator and editor. He was born in São Paulo, but was raised and spent most of his life in Porto Alegre, until 2005 when he went back to São Paulo. He is considered by critics to be one of the most influential young authors in Brazilian literature. Between 1998 and 2001, as a student at the Federal [University of Rio Grande do Sul], he wrote for the literary e-zine Cardosonline; among the collaborators were André Czarnobai, Clara Averbuck and Daniel Pellizari.
Daniel is one of the founders of the publishing house Livros do Mal and had some of his works adapted into plays and movies.

Works

Novels

  • Meia-Noite e Vinte, Companhia das Letras, 2016.
  • Barba ensopada de sangue, Companhia das Letras, 2012.
  • Cordilheira, Companhia das Letras, 2008.
  • Mãos de Cavalo, Companhia das Letras, 2006.
  • Até o dia em que o cão morreu, Livros do Mal, 2003.

    Short stories

  • Dentes Guardados , Livros do Mal, 2001.

    Novellas

  • O deus das avencas, Companhia das Letras, 2021.

    Comic books

  • Cachalote, Quadrinhos na Cia. 2010.

    Participation in anthologies

  • Lusofonica: La Nuova narrativa in Lingua Portoghese, La Nuova Frontiera, Itália, 2006.
  • Sex'n'Bossa, Mondadori, Itália, 2005.
  • Contos de Bolso, Casa Verde, 2005.
  • Os Cem Menores Contos Brasileiros do Século, Ateliê Editorial, 2004.
  • Contos de oficina 24, WS, 2000.
  • Literatura Século XXI, vol. 2, Blocos, 1999.

    Translations

  • "Manuale per investire cani", Arcana Libri, Itália, 2004.
  • "Manos de caballo", Interzona, Argentina, 2007.
  • "Mãos de Cavalo", Portugal, Caminho, 2008.
  • "Sogni all'alba del ciclista urbano", Mondadori, Itália, 2008.
  • "Cordilheira", Portugal, Caminho, 2010.
  • "Paluche", Gallimard, France, 2010.
  • "Flut", Suhrkamp Verlag, 2013.
  • "Blood-Drenched Beard", Hamish Hamilton, UK, 2014.

    Awards and recognitions

  • Prêmio Açorianos de Literatura: Publishing House of the Year
  • Granta#Granta [Best of Young Brazilian Novelists|2012 Granta Best of Young Brazilian Novelists]
  • 2013 São Paulo Prize for Literature — Winner in the Best Book of the Year category for ''Barba ensopada de sangue''