Aline Bei

Aline Bei (born 1987) is a Brazilian writer. She was born in São Paulo, and studied at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. She won the Prêmio São Paulo de Literatura for her debut novel O peso do pássaro morto (2017).[1] A more recent work, Pequena coreografia do adeus (2021), was nominated for the Premio Jabuti.[2][3]

Education

She holds a degree in Literature from the PUC-SP and in Performing arts from the Célia Helena Center for Arts and Education, also in São Paulo.[4]

Awards and recognition

After winning the Prêmio Toca, created by writer Marcelino Freire, she published her first novel in 2017, titled O Peso do Pássaro Morto (The Weight of the Dead Bird).[5] With it, she won the São Paulo Prize for Literature in 2018 in the category Best Novel by an Author Under 40.[6] In 2020, the was adapted for streaming theater with concept and performance by Helena Cerello,[7] directed by Nelson Baskerville with original music by Daniel Maia. The adaptation was later performed live as a stage monologue.[8]

In 2022, Bei was again a finalist for the São Paulo Prize for Literature and was among the five finalists of the 64th Jabuti Prize in the Literary Novel category for her second book, Pequena coreografia do adeus.[9]

Works

Novels

  • 2017 – O Peso do Pássaro Morto [note 1]
  • 2021 – Pequena coreografia do adeus
  • 2025 – Uma delicada coleção de ausências[10]

All books have 2025 editions published by Companhia das Letras.

Short stories

  • 2018 – Ego
  • 2019 – Dente torto (short story in the anthology "Contos brutos")
  • 2020 – Ruth sem medo (short story in the anthology "Pandemônio: Nove narrativas entre São Paulo - Berlim")[11]
  • 2020 – Rua sem saída

Notes

  1. ^ Originally published in 2017 by Editora Nós and reissued in 2025 by Companhia das Letras.

References

  1. ^ "Aline Bei, autora de "O peso do pássaro morto": "Dor da mulher é maior"". www.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  2. ^ "Grupo Companhia das Letras". www.companhiadasletras.com.br. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  3. ^ Pereira, Marina (2024-09-30). "O processo criativo de Aline Bei". Sesc São Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  4. ^ "Aline Bei - Grupo Companhia das Letras". www.companhiadasletras.com.br. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  5. ^ "'O peso do pássaro morto', de Aline Bei". Cult (in Portuguese). 14 September 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  6. ^ Ana Paula Maia, Cristina Judar, and Aline Bei win the 2018 São Paulo Prize for Literature. O Estado de S. Paulo, November 5, 2018
  7. ^ "helenacerello". helenacerello.com. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  8. ^ "Theatrical Presentation: The Weight of the Dead Bird, by Aline Bei". Sesc Paraná (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  9. ^ Oliveira, Joana (10 November 2022). "Conheça as 5 finalistas do Prêmio Jabuti de romance literário". Claudia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Rhythmic Obsessions – In her third novel, Aline Bei revisits themes such as solitude, motherhood, and abandonment, now from a new perspective" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  11. ^ "'Pandemonium' brings authors reflecting on post-coronavirus paths" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-12-04.



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