Itamar Vieira Júnior

Itamar Vieira Junior was born in Salvador, Bahia, in 1979. He holds a doctorate in Ethnic and African<BR>Studies. Before <i>Crooked Plow</i>, he published a collection of short stories<BR>entitled <i>The Executioner’s Prayer,</i> which was nominated for Brazil’s biggest literary award, the Jabuti. <i>Crooked Plow </i>won the prestigious 2018 LeYa Award in Portugal.