What has been said and written…
ABOUT PROFESSORAS
When I received the book Professoras, I had the pleasure of meeting the author Anderson Borges Costa thanks to the photo on the book cover. I identified in his smile the joy and generosity of the art of listening. But I had no idea that a smile disguises a universe of so much pain. Each chapter in this novel is a slap in the face, a punch in the heart. Each woman is a world in themselves. In his narrative, Penitentiary Carandiru is a monster that gains flesh and blood. This book is so, so well written. And his reflections take us by the hand to lead us to the person beyond the smile. The topic doesn’t fit into labels: fictionalized autobiography, reportage à la Truman Capote, it doesn’t matter. Great book! Professoras invites us to consider the respect we owe to each other: tacit agreement, limit not to be exceeded, and absolute value. But also, fragility, because when misused, it turns into submission and dependence. Thank you for this essential reading so that we all can live together. Anderson, please write often and more!” Mary Del Priore, writer, historian and professor at USP (University of São Paulo)
Interview for journalist Mauricio Kanno on his YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/FMROx-4MlyM?si=SFA-zwjD7h2OfWcZ
Video of Lecture-Interview at Teatro Livraria Giostri on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0c_iQqTnyg
Cooment on Instagram Channel Livreirama: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DP3vh8PDsz8/?igsh=MW5vbXNiejhyMmN1bQ==
Video review on You Tube channel A Liter Ação:
Interview in Magazine INSPIRE-C: https://revistainspirec.com.br/entrevista-com-anderson-borges-costa/
Book of the Month in Voo Livre Magazine: https://revistavoolivre.com.br/2023/05/11/revista-voo-livre-edicao-34/
Review in the blog Guilherme Moraes da Silva: https://moraesguilherme.medium.com/o-que-podemos-aprender-ou-ensinar-ou-um-suspiro-de-liberdade-4c31725b2f37
ABOUT RUA DIREITA (“Right Road”)
“The anti-hero in this novel is not a person of flesh and bone. He is a symbol, a representation of each one of us. And Right Road is not exactly a road; it is a magic place, a universe in miniature”. Luiz Bras – Folha de São Paulo Newspaper
“The wandering development of the main character in “Right Road” destroys every possibility of a linear, clear and lucid narrative. In fact, they are fragments of a narrative which unveils the insanity of the unexpected, with a route to an irrational thinking- which is relevant to the project of this novel – this is a novel with modern characteristics. Valor Econômico Newspaper
Interview on CBN Radio: http://cbn.globoradio.globo.com/programas/cbn-sao-paulo/2016/02/13/LINGUAGEM-USADA-NO-RUA-DIREITA-E-UMA-TRADUCAO-DO-CAOS-ORGANIZADO.htm
Interview on Justiça TV (Program Iluminuras):
Review on YouTube channel A Liter Ação: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml0xezyUNJM&t=20s
Review published on the Contemporary Brazilian Literature Forum: https://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/flbc/article/view/17448/14232
Review published on Três Leitoras: http://www.tresleitoras.com.br/2014/07/resenha-rua-direita.html
Review published on Literalizando Sonhos: http://literalizandosonhos.blogspot.com.br/2014/07/resenha-rua-direita-anderson-borges.html
Review published on Bloguinhas Paradise (from Portugal): http://bloguinhasparadise.blogspot.pt/2014/07/opiniao-rua-direita-anderson-borges.html
Review published on 1001 Nuccias: http://1001nuccias.blogspot.com.br/2016/09/traca-literaria-resenha-livro-rua-direita.html
Magazine “Fórum de Literatura Brasileira Contemporânea” UFRJ: https://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/flbc/article/view/17448
TV reporting on GloboNews: http://g1.globo.com/globo-news/jornal-das-dez/videos/t/todos-os-videos/v/historia-dos-461-anos-de-sao-paulo-pode-ser-contada-nas-ruas-do-centro/3917701/
ABOUT O LIVRO QUE NÂO ESCREVI (“The Book I Never Wrote”)
“’The Book I Never Wrote’ is written in poetic prose, filled with puns on words, alliterations and neologisms, which provide the reader with a cadenced pace. The stories approach human complexity through characters and environments from different times: from a street beggar to a poet, from present São Paulo to old Egypt. The common denominators are anguish, desire and the vital force against everyday life issues” Valor Econômico Newspaper
Sports journalist Juca Kfouri has published the short story “Implacável Placar” (from “The Book I Never Wrote”) on his blog. This story was inspired by the 7×1 Brazil versus Germany match in the soccer World Cup in Brazil. Blog do Juca Kfouri: http://blogdojuca.uol.com.br/2016/11/implacavel-placar/
Interview in Magazine Conexão Literatura: http://www.revistaconexaoliteratura.com.br/2018/03/anderson-borges-costa-e-o-livro-que-nao.html
Interview on Program Criador de Mundos (Geek Radio):
Video review on You Tube channel A Liter Ação: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxqwNpRCruE
Review published on 1001 Nuccias: http://1001nuccias.blogspot.com.br/2016/12/traca-literaria-resenha-livro-o-livro.html
Interview on Podcast “O Prazer de Ler”:
In order to listen to the interveiw on computers, notebooks and desktops click here:
https://anchor.fm/oprazerdeler/episodes/Episdio-18–Segunda-Temporada–Contos–Implacvel-placar–Anderson-Borges-Costa-e149t8a
In order to listen to the interveiw on cell phones and tablets, click here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Q0p5pnrgVUBqU9medjIkb
ABOUT AVENIDA PAULISTA, 22 (“22, Paulista Avenue”)
“I started enjoying the novel since its very beginning! Not only does the main character (narrator) in 1922 use vocabulary from the beginning of the 20th Century – he also ‘thinks’ as a young man from the beginning of the 20th Century! Even his rebel attitude is controlled” Maria Rita Kehl, psychoanalyst.
Interview on CBN Radio:
Interview in Magazine Inspire-C
In order to listen to the Podcast, click on https://audioglobo.globo.com/cbn/podcast/feed/339/cbn-audiobook?audioId=263570 and select “‘Avenida Paulista, 22’ conta a história de um adolescente que viaja no tempo a partir do ano de 1922” , published on June 10th, 2019
Review on the Entertainement section of the Valor Econômico Newspaper: https://www.valor.com.br/cultura/6295583/livro-conecta-semana-de-22-com-ficcao-cientifica
Video review on You Tube channel A Liter Ação: https://a-liter-acao.blogspot.com/2022/10/avenida-em-prosa-e-verso.html
Article on the Folha Metropolitana Newspaper about the Guarulhos City Literature Award: https://www.fmetropolitana.com.br/sairam-os-vencedores-do-premio-guarulhos-de-literatura-e-do-premio-jovens-escritores/
Review on 1001 Nuccias: https://1001nuccias.blogspot.com/2019/05/resenha-livro-avenida-paulista-22
ABOUT “PROFESSORAS”
Comment on blog Guilherme Moraes da Silva: https://moraesguilherme.medium.com/o-que-podemos-aprender-ou-ensinar-ou-um-suspiro-de-liberdade-4c31725b2f37
ABOUT THE PLAY “TRÊS POR QUARTO” (“Three by Room”):
Article in “Valor Econômico” newspaper: https://valor.globo.com/eu-e/noticia/2024/12/17/grupo-teatral-isla-madrasta-encena-tres-por-quarto.ghtml
Review in magazine INSPIRE-C: https://revistainspirec.com.br/tres-por-quarto/
Article on Old Age published in Magazine INSPIRE-C: https://revistainspirec.com.br/velhice-old-age/
POEM PUBLISHED IN MAGAZINE “CONEXÃO LITERATURA“
The poem “A Tua Mais Completa Tradução” (“Your most complete translation”) was published in the January 2020 issue of Magazine “Conexão Literatura”. The poem is a sequence of puns on words in English and in Portuguese, which suggest the ideas of action, formation, information and transformation. Click on the link to read the poem in the magazine:
SHORT STORY PUBLISHED IN MAGAZINE “TREMA“
The short story “Pecados na Capital” was published in Magazine “Trema“. Click on the link to read the short story in the magazine:
https://www.trema.com.br/autor/anderson-borges-costa
POEM PUBLISHED IN MAGAZINE “REVISTA DA QUEBRADA”
The poem “Dedo de Dúvida” (Touch of a Doubt) was published in the first issue of “Revista da Quebrada” in June 2020.
CHRONICLE PUBLISHED IN MAGAZINE “INSPIRE-C”
https://revistainspirec.com.br/inspire-se-e-pire-se-com-livros/
POEM PUBLISHED IN MAGAZINE “CONEXÃO LITERATURA”
The poem “A Palavra Engana” was published in the February 2021 issue of magazine “Conexão Literatura” (on page 8):
Clique para acessar o conexao_literatura68.pdf
Text published in newspaper “Folha de São Paulo” which may become an episode in a series produced by Conspirações Filmes
SHORT STORY PUBLISHED IN MAGAZINE “CAXANGÁ”
The short story “A Porta” (“The Door”) was published in the April 2021 issue of magazine “Caxangá” (pages 55 à 61)
Interview in Magazine Voo Livre, in the May 2022 issue: https://issuhub.com/view/index?id=70836
Interview on YouTube Channel A Liter Ação, in which Anderson talks about his books, his writing process, the books he reads, and the art he produces. To watch the interview click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x3xrBmj_kE
POEM PUBLISHED in MAGAZINE “INSPIRE-C”: https://revistainspirec.com.br/abclgbtqiapwyz/
Anderson Borges Costa site oficial 