Martha Batalha is the author of the novels The Invisible Life or Euridice Gusmão and The Castle of Ipanema and Paper Rain. The film based on her first novel  won Un Certain Regard’s Award in Cannes and was Brazil’s submission for the Oscars 2019. Prior to her writing career, Martha was a reporter and a publisher. 

She was longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award and Oceanos, and shortlisted for Jabuti and Premio São Paulo. Martha writes a biweekly column at o Globo and has been a contributor to Piaui Magazine. Her books have been translated into several languages.  

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