Conceição Evaristo

Biography

Maria da Conceição Evaristo de Brito (Belo Horizonte, November 29, 1946) is a Brazilian linguist and writer. She had a prolific career as a university researcher and professor. She is one of the most influential literary figures of the postmodernist movement in Brazil, writing in the genres of poetry, the novel, the short story, and the essay. Her works address themes such as racism, social inequality, identity, memory, and—above all—the lived experiences of Black women, employing comparative literature to gain a critical perspective on these subjects.

Known For

Executive Order

Filhas de Lavadeiras

as herself

If I Were Alive

as Jacira

Tributo: Léa Garcia

as Self

Escrevivência e Resistência: Maria Firmina dos Reis e Conceição Evaristo

Olhos D'água Riscados de Sol

as Conceição Evaristo

De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade

as Self

Em Busca de Lélia

Sobre Nós

Carolina Maria de Jesus

as Self