Contributor

João Paulo Cuenca

Contributor

João Paulo Cuenca

João Paulo Cuenca was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1978. He writes for several major Brazilian newspapers and magazines and has been a columnist for O Globo for many years....

He has published three novels: Corpo presente (Body Present) in 2003; O dia Mastroianni (Mastroianni Day) in 2007; O único final feliz para a história de amor é um acidente (The only happy ending for a love story is an accident) in 2010. He was selected by the Hay Festival and the Bogota39 jury as one of Latin America’s leading writers under the age of thirty-nine. Visit his website here.

I Found Out I Was Dead

By João Paulo Cuenca

She’s the one who identified the body with your name, address, and document number.

Translated from Portuguese by Elizabeth Lowe

Mastroianni Day

By João Paulo Cuenca

The classic “Mastroianni Day” requires a three-piece suit, dark sunglasses, and, preferably, a hat.

Translated from Portuguese by Jethro Soutar

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João Paulo Cuenca

João Paulo Cuenca

Articles by João Paulo Cuenca

I Found Out I Was Dead

Mastroianni Day