Sérgio Sant'Anna (30 October 1941 – 10 May 2020) was a Brazilian writer, born in Rio de Janeiro.

Sérgio Sant'Anna
Born(1941-10-30)October 30, 1941
DiedMay 10, 2020(2020-05-10) (aged 78)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
OccupationWriter

Life edit

He wrote poems, plays, short stories, novellas and novels. His works have been translated to German and Italian. His works are heavily metafictional[1] and have influenced a newer generation of Brazilian writers.[citation needed]

Death edit

Sérgio Sant'Anna died on 10 May 2020, in Rio de Janeiro, after being hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.[2]

Bibliography edit

  • O Sobrevivente, 1969
  • Notas de Manfredo Rangel, Repórter (A respeito de Kramer), 1973
  • Confissões de Ralfo, novel, 1975
  • Simulacros, novel, 1977
  • Um Romance de Geração, play, 1981
  • O Concerto de João Gilberto no Rio de Janeiro, short stories, 1982
  • Junk-Box, poetry, 1984
  • A Tragédia Brasileira: Romance-Teatro, novel/play, 1987
  • Senhorita Simpson, short stories, 1989
  • Uma Breve História do Espírito, short stories, 1991
  • O Monstro, short stories, 1994
  • Um crime delicado, novel, 1997
  • O vôo da madrugada, short stories, 2003 (translated as "The Extra Flight")
  • O livro de Praga, novel, 2011
  • Páginas sem glória, short stories, 2012
  • O homem-mulher, short stories, 2014
  • O conto zero, short stories, 2016
  • Anjo noturno, short stories, 2017

References edit

  1. ^ "A Poética Metaficcional" (PDF). ufsm.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Escritor Sérgio Sant'Anna morre no Rio aos 78 anos com suspeita de Covid-19". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-10.