Max Mallmann Souto Pereira (October 18, 1968 – November 4, 2016) was a Brazilian Prêmio Açorianos-winning novelist, short story writer and screenwriter specialized in

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urban fantasy Urban fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy, placing supernatural elements in a contemporary urban area, urban-affected setting. The combination provides the writer with a platform for classic fantasy tropes, quixotic plot-elements, and unusual charac ...

and

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. In 2018 he was named one of the most important Brazilian fantasy writers of the 21st century, alongside

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and

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Biography

Max Mallmann was born in

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on October 18, 1968. He graduated in

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from the

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, and even passed the

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of the

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, but never followed the profession. While growing up, he enjoyed reading stories by

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and

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, and comic books by

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, which motivated him to become a writer. After publishing many short stories in different magazines, his debut novel, ''Confissão do Minotauro'', came out in 1989, when he was only 21 years old. Seven years later he published ''Mundo Bizarro'', which awarded him a Prêmio Açorianos in 1997. In 1999 Mallmann moved to

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, where he found work as a in-house screenwriter for

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. During his tenure with Globo, he wrote for television series and ''

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s'' such as ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Carga Pesada'' and ''

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'', and also created the children's microseries '' Clara e o Chuveiro do Tempo'', broadcast from December 18, 2005 to January 12, 2006. Around the same time he published two of his most critically acclaimed novels: ''Síndrome de Quimera'' in 2000 (which was shortlisted for a

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the following year) and ''Zigurate: Uma Fábula Babélica'' in 2003. In 2010 he published ''O Centésimo em Roma'', the first novel of the ''Desiderius Dolens'' series. The series focuses on the eponymous

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, a

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who lives in

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during the

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. The second installment, ''As Mil Mortes de César'', came out in 2014. A third one, ''A Prole da Loba'', was left unfinished. In September 2015 Mallmann was diagnosed with

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, eventually dying from the disease on November 4, 2016, at the age of 48. Until his death he was working with his wife, fellow writer Adriana Lunardi, on the

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series ''

Ilha de Ferro ''Ilha de Ferro'' ( Iron Island) is a Brazilian drama streaming television series created by Max Mallmann and Adriana Lunardi for Globoplay. Directed by Afonso Poyart, and produced by TV Globo's production division Estúdios Globo, it premiered ...

'', which finally premiered on November 14, 2018.

Bibliography

; ''Desiderius Dolens'' series * ''O Centésimo em Roma'' (Editora Rocco, 2010) * ''As Mil Mortes de César'' (Editora Rocco, 2014) ; Non-series novels * ''Confissão do Minotauro'' (IEL/IGEL, 1989) * ''Mundo Bizarro'' (Mercado Aberto, 1996) * ''Síndrome de Quimera'' (Editora Rocco, 2000) * ''Zigurate: Uma Fábula Babélica'' (Editora Rocco, 2003)

References

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