Draft:Wilson Bueno

Wilson Bueno (13 March, 1949 —30 May, 2010) was a Brazilian writer. He is regarded as part of a wave of experimental writers to come out from Curitiba;[1][2] others in this wave included Paulo Leminski and Alice Ruiz.[3]

Life and career

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He was born in Jaguapitã in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná. When he was 15, Bueno moved to Curitiba to work as a journalist, eventually moving to Rio de Janeiro, where he worked in the radio , at broadcasters such as Rádio Globo and Rádio Tupi.[4] Back to Curitiba, Bueno wrote for newspapers such as O Estado do Paraná, O Estado de S. Paulo, Gazeta do Povo and was one of the founders of the cultural newspaper Nicolau, published from 1987 to 1994.[5][6]

He is best known for his book Mar Paraguayo, written in Portuñol and Guaraní,[7] which first appeared in 1992 and which has since been translated in North America as Paraguayan Sea; [8] [9][3] the Portuñol of the original work was rendered as Frenglish by Canadian translator Erín Moure.[8] Other books by him are Bolero's Bar (1986), Manual de zoofilia (1991), Amar-te a ti nem sei se com carícias (2004) and Diário Vagau (2007).[4]

Murder

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A gay man, he was murdered at home in 30 May 2010.[10][11] The body of Bueno, with stab wounds, was found inside his house by his stepbrother. The man accused of killing him, Cleverson Schmitt, was arrested in June 2010. His trial started in 31 March 2014; Schmitt confessed the murder, however, he was acquitted by the jury in 1 April.[12]

Published works

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  • Bolero's Bar (Criar Edições, Curitiba, 1986/Travessa dos Editores, Curitiba, 2007).
  • Manual de Zoofilia (Noa Noa, Florianópolis, 1991/ Editora da UEPG, Ponta Grossa, 1997).
  • Ojos de água (El Territorio, Argentina, 1992).
  • Mar Paraguayo (Iluminuras, São Paulo, 1992/Intempérie Ediciones, Santiago do Chile, 2002 / Tsé-Tsé, Argentina, 2005/ Editorial Bonobos, México, 2006).
  • Cristal (Siciliano, São Paulo, 1995).
  • Pequeno Tratado de Brinquedos (Iluminuras, São Paulo,1996/2ª edição, 2003).
  • Medusario - mostra de poesia latinoamericana (Antologia, Fondo de Cultura Económica, México, 1996). Organização de José Kozer, Roberto Echavarren e Jacobo Sefamí.
  • Jardim Zoológico (Iluminuras, São Paulo, 1999).
  • Os Chuvosos (Tigre do Espelho, Curitiba, 1999/ Lumme Editor, São Paulo, 2007/ Heloísa Cartonera Ediciones, Argentina, 2007)
  • Meu Tio Roseno, a Cavalo (Editora 34, São Paulo, 2000)
  • Once Poetas Brasileños (Ediciones Cetrería, Havana/Cuba, 2004).
  • Amar-te a ti nem Sei se com Carícias (Editora Planeta, São Paulo, 2004).
  • Cachorros do céu (Editora Planeta, São Paulo, 2005).
  • Diário Vagau (Travessa dos editores, Curitiba, 2007).
  • Pincel de Kyoto (Editora Lumme, 2007).
  • Canoa Canoa (Verbena Ediciones, Argentina, 2007).
  • A Copista Kafka (Editora Planeta, São Paulo, 2007).
  • Mano, a Noite Está Velha (Editora Planeta, São Paulo, 2011).
  • O Gato Peludo e o Rato-de-Sobretudo (Florianópolis: Katarina Kartonera, 2009)
  • Mascate (Yiyi Jambo, Paraguai, 2014).
  • Ilhas (Dulcineia Catadora, 2007 / Medusa, Curitiba, 2017).
  • Novêlas Marafas (La Flauta Mágica, Montevideo/Uruguay, 2018).

References

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  1. ^ "Especial Capa: Os experimentais". Biblioteca Pública do Paraná (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  2. ^ Seffrin, André (1995-10-14). "Uma das vozes do novo Sul". Jornal do Brasil - Caderno Idéias Livros. p. 4. Retrieved 2025-08-27.
  3. ^ a b "Wilson Bueno | Center for the Art of Translation | Two Lines Press". Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  4. ^ a b Minas, Tribuna de (2018-09-17). "Wilson Bueno, morto em 2010, ganha biografia" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  5. ^ "Bueno foi uma das vozes mais influentes do Paraná". www.gazetadopovo.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  6. ^ "Bueno também deixou sua marca no jornalismo". Biblioteca Pública do Paraná (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  7. ^ "Folha.com - Livraria da Folha - Escritor Wilson Bueno privilegiou estado de infância em sua obra - 01/06/2010". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  8. ^ a b ""Paraguayan Sea" by Wilson Bueno [Why This Book Should Win] « Three Percent". Retrieved 2025-08-26.
  9. ^ "Wilson Bueno". Nightboat Books. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  10. ^ especialparaterra. "PR: escritor Wilson Bueno é morto com facada no pescoço". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  11. ^ Cultural, Instituto Itaú. "Wilson Bueno". Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. Retrieved 2025-05-19.
  12. ^ PR, Adriana JustiDo G1 (2014-04-01). "Acusado de matar escritor Wilson Bueno é absolvido em julgamento". Paraná (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)