Patrícia Melo

Patrícia Melo
Born	1962 São Paulo
Occupation	Writer and author

Patrícia Melo (born 1962 in São Paulo^[1]) is a Brazilian author. She has written The Killer and In Praise of Lies, among others.^[2] Her works have dealt with sex and violence in a heavily urbanized setting.^[3][4]

Books published

Year	Title	Publisher
1994	Acqua Toffana	Companhia das Letras/Rocco
1995	The Killer -O Matador	Companhia das Letras/Companhia de Bolso/Rocco
1998	In Praise of Lies -Elogio da Mentira	Companhia das Letras/Rocco
2000	Inferno	Companhia das Letras/Rocco
2003	Valsa Negra	Companhia das Letras/Rocco
2006	Mundo Perdido	Companhia das Letras/Rocco
2008	Jonas, o Copromanta	Companhia das Letras/Rocco
2010	Ladrão de Cadáveres	Rocco
2011	Escrevendo no escuro	Rocco
2014	Fogo-fátuo	Rocco

Filmography

• Traição (1998) - screenwriter of the segment "Cachorro!"
• Bufo & Spallanzani (2001) - screenwriter
• O Xangô de Baker Street (2001) - screenwriter
• O Homem do Ano (2003) - based on her bookO Matador

References

1. The Cambridge companion to the Latin American novel by Efraín Kristal, pg 118
2. The New York Times Book Reviews 2000 by Staff Of The New York Times, pg 98
3. The Columbia guide to the Latin American novel since 1945 by Raymond L. Williams, pg 348
4. Unfolding the city: women write the city in Latin America by Anne Lambright, Elisabeth Guerrero pg xxi