The curiosity about the life of others: consumption of biographical books in Brazil (2010-2019)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31501/esf.v1i25.14069

Keywords:

Biographies. Celebrities. Jabuti Award. Brazilian publishing market.

Abstract

This article proposes to answer the problem: why are people interested in the life of the others? Given the high sales of the biographical narratives (LIMA, 2009) and the existence of a big amount number of products that exemplify the biographical market (ARFUCH, 2010), the text discusses the relationship between the biographies awarded in Jabuti and with most sales in the period of 2010 to 2019. Finally, it is inferred that the biographies become an extension of the reader, who wants to identify with the protagonist of the book.

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Author Biographies

Felipe Adam, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil

E-mail: felipeadam91@gmail.com

Antonio Hohlfeldt, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil

E-mail: a_hohlfeldt@yahoo.com.br

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Published

2022-11-17

How to Cite

Adam, F., & Hohlfeldt, A. (2022). The curiosity about the life of others: consumption of biographical books in Brazil (2010-2019). Esferas, 1(25), 78–98. https://doi.org/10.31501/esf.v1i25.14069

Issue

No. 25 (2022): Comunicação e estudos biográficos

Section

Comunicação e estudos biográficos

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