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Luisa Geisler | |
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![]() Brazilian writer Luisa Geisler | |
Born | Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | 17 June 1991
Occupation | Writer |
Alma mater | Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul |
Period | 2010 |
Genre | fiction |
Notable works | Contos de Mentira,Quiçá, Granta Best of Young Brazilian Novelists |
Notable awards | Prêmio Sesc for Writing 2010/2011 |
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Luisa Geisler (born 1991 in Canoas) is a Brazilian writer. [1]
At the age of 19 she was awarded the 2010 Prêmio Sesc de Literatura (Sesc Prize for Literature) for her debut book, the short story collection Contos de Mentira. [2] She won again the following year for the novel category with Quiçá. [3]
In 2012, she was chosen to be part of the Granta short story collection for the Best Young Brazilian Writers. Geisler was the youngest writer to be selected for the collection. [4]