Nationality Brazilian Name Andre Leones | Role Novelist | |
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Occupation Novelist, short story writer, Notable works Como Desaparecer Completamente, Casa de Terras Vazias, Hoje Esta um Dia Morto | ||
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André de Leones (Goiânia, 1980) is a Brazilian novelist. He was born in Goiânia and grew up in Silvânia in the inner state of Goiás, Brazil. His home town frequently appears in his novels.
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He was the winner of the 2005 Prêmio Sesc de Literatura for his debut novel Hoje Está um Dia Morto. De Leones has released three more novels and a short story collection and has been published in several poetry and short story anthologies. He has also written about literature for Brazilian newspapers.
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His short story (and a novella) collection Paz na Terra Entre os Monstros followed shortly after his debut. His third novel, Dentes Negros, was released in 2011. The novel is about a fictitious apocalypse and its aftermath. In 2013 he released Terra de Casas Vazias. The novel was granted the Programa Petrobras cultural sponsorship. It is his most ambitious novel, set in Brasília, São Paulo, and Jerusalem.
He currently resides in São Paulo, which is featured in his second novel, Como Desaparecer Completamente. The novel's title was inspired by the Radiohead song How to Disappear Completely.