Samir Machado de Machado | |
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| Born | (1981-07-03) July 3, 1981 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Alma mater | Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul |
| Occupation | Writer |
Samir Machado de Machado ( born 1981) is a Brazilian writer, editor, translator and graphic designer. Among the recurring themes in his work is the exploration of LGBT perspectives within historical genre narratives, as seen in his novels Homens Elegantes (2016)[1] and O Crime do Bom Nazista [The Good Nazi] (2023)[2]
Works
Books
- 2008 - O Professor de Botânica - novel (Não Editora)
- 2013 - Quatro Soldados - novel (Rocco)
- 2016 - Homens Elegantes - novel (Rocco)
- 2018 - Tupinilândia - novel (Todavia)
- 2019 - Piratas à Vista - novel (FTD Educação)
- 2020 - Corpos Secos (with Luisa Geisler, Marcelo Ferroni and Natalia Borges Polesso)[3] - novel (Alfaguara)
- 2021 - Homens Cordiais - novel (Rocco)
- 2023 - O Crime do Bom Nazista - novel (Todavia)
- English translation: The Good Nazi (translated by Rahul Bery, Pushkin Press, 2025)[4]
Participations in anthologies
- 2019 - A Resistência dos Vagalumes - participation with the short story Princesa Serafina
References
- Damasceno, Ítalo (2017-12-19). "Escritor gaúcho cria herói gay no romance histórico "Homens Elegantes"". www.metropoles.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2026-06-02.
- "Crítica: Repressão de Hitler a gays pauta mistério 'O Crime do Bom Nazista'". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
- https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/ilustrada/2020/04/corpos-secos-sobre-mortos-vivos-tem-cliches-mas-cresce-ao-ambienta-los-no-brasil.shtml?origin=folha
- Wilson, Laura (2025-11-14). [httpsa://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/14/the-best-recent-and-thrillers-review-roundup "The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup"]. The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-06-01.