Bernardo Carvalho

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Bernardo Carvalho is a contemporary Brazilian novelist recognized for his contributions to Brazilian literature in the 21st century. He emerged after the end of military rule in 1985, a period that saw a new wave of writers, often with journalism backgrounds, exploring themes of multiculturalism, identity, and modern anxieties. Carvalho's novel Nove noites (2002; Nine Nights) is noted for its exploration of Brazil's Amazonia, a region characterized by fluid identities. His work is part of a broader trend in Brazilian literature that includes introspective narratives and responses to social and political contexts.1

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…of the 21st century were Bernardo Carvalho, with his Nove noites (2002; Nine Nights)—about Brazil’s Amazonia, a place where unstable identities abound—and Nelson de Oliveira, whose Subsolo infinito (2000; “Infinite Underground”) is a narrative of delirium set beneath an urban subway system where everything is mutable.
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…of the 21st century were Bernardo Carvalho, with his Nove noites (2002; Nine Nights)—about Brazil’s Amazonia, a place where unstable identities abound—and Nelson de Oliveira, whose Subsolo infinito (2000; “Infinite Underground”) is a narrative of delirium set beneath an urban subway system where everything is mutable.
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