Laura Erber

Brazilian writer and visual artist

Laura Erber
Photo by Per A.J. Andersson, 2014
Born	1979 (age 44–45) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Spouse	Karl Erik Schøllhammer

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]

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

International Center of Art and Landscape at Vassivière (2005)^[4]
Art Center of Le Plateau in Paris (2005)^[4]

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]

References

^ Notice de personne. Retrieved 5 March 2019. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ "Laura Erber". Granta. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
^ "Brasiliansk dramatik och poesi på Bokmässan 2014 — Bok & Bibliotek". 14 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "featured artists: Laura Erber". LatinArt.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^ Erber, Laura (2013). "Esquilos de Pavlov". Library of Congress Catalog. Alfaguara. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^ "Carnet du Sertao". documentaire sur grand ecran. Retrieved 5 March 2019.