Ivan Ângelo

Ivan Ângelo (born February 4, 1936, in Barbacena, Minas Gerais province) is a Brazilian writer who has worked as a novelist, short-story writer, and journalist.

He wrote his first stories in 1954. One of his early works, "Culpado sem Crime" (Guilty without Crime), won an award in a contest sponsored by the city of Belo Horizonte. In 1965, he moved to São Paulo where he worked for the ''Jornal da Tarde''.

He won the Prêmio Jabuti in 1976 with his novel, ''A festa'' (''The Celebration'') and again in 1995 for ''Amor?''. He has also received awards from APCA for ''A face horrivel'' (The Horrible Face) and ''Pode me beijar se quiser'' (You can Kiss me if you Want).

He has written a regular column for the weekly São Paulo newsmagazine ''Veja'' since 1999. He has also lectured at Yale University. Provided by Wikipedia