Vanessa Barbara (born June 14, 1982) is a Brazilian journalist and author. She is a columnist for the newspaper O ''Estado de S. Paulo'', having also written for the magazine ''

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'' and the newspaper ''

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''. Her articles are also featured in the ''

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''. Barbara won the 2009

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in Journalism for her work ''O Livro Amarelo do Terminal'', about the

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. She was shortlisted for the

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in 2008 for her debut book ''O Verão do Chibo''. She was also listed by

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among the Best of Young Brazilian Novelists in 2012.

Works

*2008 - ''O Verão do Chibo'' (novel, with Emilio Fraia) - Alfaguara *2009 - ''O livro amarelo do Terminal'' (news story) -

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*2010 - ''Endrigo, O Escavador de Umbigos'' (children's book, with Andrés Sandoval) - Editora 34 *2012 - ''A máquina de Goldberg'' (graphic novel, with Fido Nesti) -

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*2013 - ''Noites de alface'' (novel) - Alfaguara *2014 - ''O louco de palestra: e outras crônicas urbanas'' ( crônicas) - Companhia das Letras *2015 - ''Operação Impensável'' (novel)- Intrínseca *2023 - ''Mamãe está cansada'' (children's book, with Laura Trochmann (illustrator)- Cia. das Letrinhas *2024 -''Três Camadas de Noite'' (novel)- Fósforo
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Awards and recognitions

* São Paulo Prize for Literature#2009 São Paulo Prize for Literature, 2009 São Paulo Prize for Literature — Shortlisted in the Best Book of the Year category for ''O Verão do Chibo'' * 2012 Granta Best of Young Brazilian Novelists

References

External links

Vanessa Barbara's columns in The New York Times
1982 births Living people Brazilian women novelists 21st-century Brazilian novelists Brazilian journalists Brazilian women journalists 21st-century Brazilian women writers {{Brazil-writer-stub