Marcelo Mirisola
Marcelo Mirisola is a contemporary Brazilian author. He is usually known for his scatological, innovative, and comic writing style, and for his ingenious interplay between autobiography and fiction. His literary production includes short stories, novels, chronicles, and theater pieces, and is influenced by authors like John Fante, Henry Miller, Charles Bukowski, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, and Marcia Denser, among others. He has collaborated regularly for Brazilian magazines, newspapers and websites. Mirisola holds a bachelor's degree in law, but has never practiced the profession. In 2020 Mirisola won a prize from the Programa de Ação Cultural as a recognition for his outstanding body of work.
Books published
- ' . Editora Estação Liberdade, 1998. Preface by Maria Rita Kehl.
- ' . Editora 34, 2000. Adapted to the stage by Mário Bortolotto.
- ' . Editora 34, 2002.
- ' . Editora 34, 2003.
- O banquete '. Editora Barracuda, 2003.
- . Record, 2005.
- . Editora 34, 2005. Afterword by Ricardo Lísias.
- ' . Record, 2007.
- Proibidão. Demônio Negro, 2008.
- ' . Record, 2008.
- ' . Editora 34, 2009.
- Charque . Editora Barcarolla, 2011. Afterword by Nilo Oliveira.
- Teco, o garoto que não fazia aniversário ''. Editora Barcarolla, 2013. Illustrated by André Berger.
- ' .'', 2013. Preface by Aldir Blanc.
- ' . Co-authored with Nilo Oliveira. E-galáxia, 2013.
- ' . Editora 34, 2014.
- . Editora Oito e Meio, 2015.
- ' . Editora 34, 2016.
- ' . Editora 34, 2017.
- ' . Editora 34, 2020.
- . Reformatório, 2021.
- Espeto corrido, Editora Velhos Bárbaros, 2024.