Itamar Vieira Junior

Itamar Vieira Junior was born in Salvador, Brazil, in 1979. He holds a doctorate in Ethnic and Africana Studies. His debut novel Crooked Plow won the 2018 LeYa Award (Portugal) and the 2020 Jabuti Award for Best Novel (Brazil). The book has sold over a million copies in Brazil, and the English translation was shortlisted for the 2024 International Booker Prize. His second novel, Saving the Fire, won the 2024 Jabuti Award for Best Novel.