Tatiana Salem Levy is a Brazilian writer living in Rio de Janeiro. She is also a translator and
holds a PhD in Literature. She was born in Portugal in 1979, grandchild of Turkish Jews and the
daughter of a Brazilian in exile during the dictatorship. She has published “A Experiência do
Fora: Blanchot, Foucault e Deleuze” and short stories in several anthologies such as “Primos”
(2010), which she also coordinated. Her first novel “The Key of Smyrna”, was first published
in Portugal (Cotovia) and later in Brazil (Record), has been translated into several languages,
and was awarded the São Paulo Literature Prize for the best debut novel and was a finalist
in the Jabuti Prize in 2008. “Em Silêncio”, her second novel, has recently been published.