Julián Fuks (born 1981) is a Brazilian writer.

Life and career

Fuks was born in

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parents, who left their country fleeing from the

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. He graduated in journalism and has a master's degree in literary theory at

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. He has worked for the newspaper ''

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'' and for the magazine ''Cult''. His first book ''Fragmentos de Alberto, Ulisses, Carolina e eu'' was published in 2004. He has since published several more books, winning a number of literary prizes. His 2015 autofictional novel ''Resistance'' won the

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for Book of the Year (2016), the

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(2016), the José Saramago Literary Prize (2017) and the

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(2018). It has been translated into English by

Daniel Hahn Daniel Hahn (born 26 November 1973) is a British writer, editor and translator. He is the author of a number of works of non-fiction, including the history book ''The Tower Menagerie'', and one of the editors of The Ultimate Book Guide, a ser ...

. Fuks was chosen as one of

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magazine's Best of Young Brazilian Novelists in 2012. He worked with

Mia Couto António Emílio Leite Couto, better known as Mia Couto (born 5 July 1955), is a Mozambican writer. He won the Camões Prize in 2013, the most important literary award in the Portuguese language, and the Neustadt International Prize for Litera ...

as part of the

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. He lives in São Paulo.

Works

* 2004 - ''Fragmentos de Alberto, Ulisses, Carolina e eu'' * 2007 - ''Histórias de literatura e cegueira'' * 2012 - ''Procura do romance'' * 2015 - ''A resistência'' ** English translation: ''Resistance.'' Translated by Daniel Hahn; London,

Charco Press Charco Press is an independent publisher based in Edinburgh that specialises in translating contemporary Latin American fiction into English. It was launched in 2016 by Carolina Orloff and Samuel McDowell and has since enjoyed considerable succe ...

, 2018. ISBN 9781999859329 * 2019 - ''A ocupação'' ** English translation'': Occupation.'' Translated by Daniel Hahn; London,

, 2021. ISBN 9781916277878. * 2022 - ''Lembremos do futuro: Crônicas do tempo da morte do tempo''

References

External links

Julián Fuks' column on UOL
(in Portuguese)
Julián Fuks profile on Granta magazine
{{authority control 21st-century Brazilian novelists 1981 births Living people Brazilian people of Argentine descent Writers from São Paulo 21st-century Brazilian male writers Brazilian male novelists