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Luis Eduardo Matta
Luis Eduardo de Albuquerque Sá Matta (Born November 21, 1974 in Rio de Janeiro), known as Luis Eduardo Matta, is a Brazilian author of thrillers and essayist.
Biography.
Luis Eduardo Matta, of Roman Catholic Lebanese origin, is considered one of the most important mystery and suspense authors in Brazil. His first novel, "Conexão Beirute-Teeran" ("The Beirut-Tehran Connection") was published in 1993, when the writer was eighteen years old. Matta has also
with the problems of reading in a contemporary world pervaded by an audiovisual culture. In 2003, Matta wrote a polemic manifesto in which he argues for the role of entertainment literature in instilling love for and habit of reading books among young people. Luis Eduardo Matta shares his time between his apartment in Copacabana, a famous neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, and a country house in the rural village of Maricá.
External links.
- Luis Eduardo Matta's Website