Silviano Santiago
Silviano Santiago was a Brazilian poet, writer, novelist, literary critic, translator and university teacher (born 1936). He was born at Formiga.
Also recorded as Sylviano Santiago.
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Career and activity
Silviano Santiago worked in belletristic literature, French literature, French poetry, literary criticism and translation from French.
He belonged to Academy of Letters of Minas Gerais.
Recognition and collections
Silviano Santiago received Prêmio Jabuti, Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil), Prêmio Machado de Assis, Premio Iberoamericano de Letras José Donoso, Camões Prize and Premio Ezequiel Martínez Estrada.
Identity
What the record establishes about Silviano Santiago.
That is Me-No! This is Me, But No, Because That One is Me, Then Which One is Me? is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1979.282). The Crow, the Trench and the Mare (El Cuervo, la Fosa y la Yegua) is dated 2021 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2022.252). Low-Polygon Poem [The Crow... Preservation Format 3] is dated 2021 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2022.252.PRS.3). Silviano Santiago is recorded as having received Prêmio Jabuti, Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) and Prêmio Machado de Assis. Maquette for Constellation is dated 2018-2020 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2020.578). Silviano Santiago is recorded as poet, writer, novelist, literary critic and translator.
The Art Institute of Chicago records 5 objects associated with this heading. Silviano Santiago is recorded with the citizenship of Brazil. Open Library catalogues 61 works under this name.
Works and catalogued output
The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 5 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 12 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 33 works under this heading.
Catalogued works
50 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 2018 to 2021.
Stella Manhattan. Menino sem passado. Machado. Mil rosas roubadas. Em liberdade. Keith Jarrett no Blue Note. De cócoras. Heranças. Anônimos. Cheiro forte. Uma história de família. O olhar. Aos sábados, pela manhã. 35 ensaios de Silviano Santiago. História de um livro. Alexandre Eulálio. Leitura e intensidades discursivas. O banquete. Segundas no memorial. A viagem de Lévi-Strauss aos trópicos ; Democratização no Brasil, 1979-1981 (cultura versus arte). Genealogia da ferocidade. Uma literatura nos trópicos. Coleção Postal. Menino sem passado (1936-1948). Una literatura en los trópicos. A república das letras. Eça de Queiroz entre Portugal e o mundo. O Ambiente inteiro. Machado e Rosa. Jano, janeiro. Glossário de Derrida. Narrativas da modernidade. Space In-Between. Brasilianische Literatur der Zeit der Militärherrschaft (1964-1984). Drummond. Navegar é preciso, viver. Intérpretes do Brasil. A vida como literatura. Personae. Crescendo durante a guerra numa provi ncia ultramarina. Latin American literature. Nas malhas da letra. O falso mentiroso. Salto. Uma história de família. That is Me-No! This is Me, But No, Because That One is Me, Then Which One is Me?, dated n.d., watercolor over graphite on off-white watercolor paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1979.282. Orion, dated 2020, wood, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2020.577. Maquette for Constellation, dated 2018-2020, painted cast aluminum mounted on a spun aluminum base, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2020.578. The Crow, the Trench and the Mare (El Cuervo, la Fosa y la Yegua), dated 2021, single channel or two-channel hd video, sound, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2022.252. Low-Polygon Poem [The Crow... Preservation Format 3], dated 2021, "low polygon" mp4, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2022.252.PRS.3.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
The Art Institute of Chicago: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
7 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Silviano Santiago y su doble, Silviano Santiago y los estudios latinoamericanos, 2015. Silviano Santiago, el ensayo sin residencia, Silviano Santiago y los estudios latinoamericanos, 2015. Silviano Santiago:, Silviano Santiago y los estudios latinoamericanos, 2015. SILVIANO SANTIAGO E A ARTE DA (DES) CONSTRUÇÃO LITERÁRIA, Revista de Estudos de Cultura, 2026. Mil rosas roubadas, de Silviano Santiago: do luto ao nascimento do ficcionista, Revista de Estudos Literários da UEMS - REVELL, 2021. A importância de devir minoritário: Silviano Santiago e a resistência à identidade, Aletria: Revista de Estudos de Literatura, 2010. Los viajes de Silviano Santiago. Conversación con Julio Ramos, Zama, 2014.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Silviano Santiago studied at Federal University of Minas Gerais and Paris-Sorbonne University - Paris IV. the recorded working language is Portuguese and French.
The field of work recorded is belletristic literature, French literature and French poetry.
Membership is recorded of Academy of Letters of Minas Gerais.
Distinctions recorded are Prêmio Jabuti, Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil), Prêmio Machado de Assis and Premio Iberoamericano de Letras José Donoso.
Chronology
- 1936Silviano Santiago born at Formiga.
- 1936Silviano Santiago was born in 1936 at Formiga.
- 1974O Olhar (1974) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
- 1979That is Me-No! This is Me, But No, Because That One is Me, Then Which One is Me? is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1979.282).
- 2018Maquette for Constellation is dated 2018-2020 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2020.578).
- 2021The Crow, the Trench and the Mare (El Cuervo, la Fosa y la Yegua) is dated 2021 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2022.252).
- 2021Low-Polygon Poem [The Crow... Preservation Format 3] is dated 2021 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2022.252.PRS.3).
Connections
Each connection was recorded deliberately, with the basis for it kept on the internal record.
Studied at
- Federal University of Minas GeraisOrganisation
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Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
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Open Library author record for Silviano Santiago (Internet Archive), 61 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
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SILVIANO SANTIAGO E A ARTE DA (DES) CONSTRUÇÃO LITERÁRIA, Revista de Estudos de Cultura, 2026
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Silviano Santiago e a desconstrução: entrevista com Silviano Santiago, Remate de Males, 2018
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Silviano Santiago y su doble, Silviano Santiago y los estudios latinoamericanos, 2015
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Silviano Santiago, el ensayo sin residencia, Silviano Santiago y los estudios latinoamericanos, 2015
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Silviano Santiago:, Silviano Santiago y los estudios latinoamericanos, 2015
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Directory of Open Access Journals lists 153 articles naming Silviano Santiago.
open access index · Unverified
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Internet Archive, 3 digitised items catalogued under Silviano Santiago as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
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The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Silviano Santiago.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2286788: Silviano Santiago
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
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“Silviano Santiago”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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Plates
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Silviano Santiago durante um encontro na UERJ em 2009.
Junius · Own work · Public domain
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29,936 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Silvia MarcoviciPerson
- Sílvia Pérez CruzPerson
- Silvia RuffiniPerson
- Silvia SalemiPerson
- Silya NymoenPerson
- Sima BinaPerson
- Sima XiangruPerson
- Simeon ten HoltPerson
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