Luiza Sauma

Luiza Sauma is a Brazilian-British writer. She is the author of two novels, Flesh and Bone and Water and Everything You Ever Wanted. The latter was short-listed for the Encore Award and recommended by Florence Welch’s Book Club. Her writing has been broadcast on Radio 4 and published widely.

Articles by Luiza Sauma

A photo of the promenade in Brazil at dusk

Alligator by Luiza Sauma

This short, heart-wrenching story by Luiza Sauma centres two brothers, Antônio and José — 'a tall, white madman, and a short, dark índio'. The glorious setting of a Brazilian beach in the sunshine belies the pair's hurting pasts.

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