Laura Erber
Brazilian writer and visual artist
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Laura Erber (born 1979) is a Brazilian writer and visual artist.[1] She has exhibited throughout Brazil and Europe.[2] Erber writes poetry that is internationally recognized,[3] along with short stories, essays, and books. She works in multiple languages. She is interested in myths and the history of Brazil.[4]
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Laura Erber | |
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Photo by Per A.J. Andersson, 2014 | |
| Born | 1979 (age 46–47) |
| Spouse | Karl Erik Schøllhammer |
Biography
Erber graduated from the State University of Rio de Janeiro in 2002 with a degree in Portuguese and Brazilian literature. She got a master's degree from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in 2008, followed by a Ph.D. in literature in 2012. She was a Ph.D. student at the University of Copenhagen in 2010. Erber was a visiting researcher at the Danish Film Institute in Copenhagen. She founded the digital publishing non-profit Zazie Editions in 2015, along with Karl Erik Schøllhammer, focused on essays on art and criticism.
Awards
- Nova Fronteira prize (2001), for best free adaptation of João Guimarães Rosa's work for her video "Campo Geral"[4]
- São Paulo Award for Literature Nominee for Newcomers under 40 (2014), for her book Esquilos de Pavlov
Exhibitions
Works
Books
- Insones (7 Letras, 2002)
- Körper und tage (German and Portuguese, Merz-Solitude, 2006)
- Celia Misteriosa (poetry, Illusion d'optique & Villa Medici, 2007), a collaboration between Erber and Federico Nicolao
- Os corpos e os dias ('The bodies and days', poetry, Portuguese, Editora de Cultura, 2008)
- Vazados & Molambos (2008)
- Bénédicte vê o mar ('Bénédicte sees the sea', Portuguese, Casa da Palavra, 2011)
- Esquilos de Pavlov ('Pavlov's Squirrels', Portuguese, Alfaguara, 2013)[5]
- Bénédicte não se move ('Bénédicte does not move', 2014)
- A Retornada (poetry, Portuguese, 2017)
Video
- The Glass House (1999–2008), a collaboration between Erber and Laercio Redondo
- Campo Geral
- Diário do Sertão (director, 2003)[6]