Testimonials
Click on the respective cards below to read the testimonials:
English Teacher / Widow
“Moacyr Scliar had a very clear vision of the art of storytelling and listening. ‘It is a fundamental human trait, part of our genome,’ he said, revealing his fascination with this ancient tradition...”
Journalist / Brother-in-law
“Each of us carries the memory of a great man, gifted with a brilliant and creative mind, who lived life to the fullest..."
Professor / Brother
“Moacyr Scliar's literary oeuvre, which comprises some 80 books, including novels, short story collections, chronicles and articles, is an expression of humanism understood as a political theory whose origins can be traced back to biblical writings...”
Tribute to Moacyr Scliar. Porto Alegre: Edipucrs, 2012.
Author
“Few people can combine different talents without creating an imbalance in their public persona, and Moacyr Scliar is a good example of how to harmonize these abilities...”
Tribute to Moacyr Scliar. Porto Alegre, Edipucrs, 2012
Journalist
“I had memorized his private phone number because every Sunday, around mid-afternoon, the eight digits would appear on the display of my desk phone. Before even saying ‘hello,’ I would say...”
Tribute to Moacyr Scliar. Porto Alegre, Edipucrs, 2012
Researcher
“First of all, I would like to express my gratitude for the invitation to take part in this panel, which has a special meaning as we remember our dear friend Moacyr while paying tribute to the great writer...”
Tribute to Moacyr Scliar. Porto Alegre, Edipucrs, 2012.
Editor
“I am not sure that I ever wanted to be born. In fact, I am not at all sure that I wanted to leave my mother's womb...”
Tribute to Moacyr Scliar. Porto Alegre, Edipucrs, 2012.
Translator
“When I boarded the ship named ‘Moacyr Scliar,’ I was not yet a translator, or very little so. I was not yet a ‘traitor.’ Does this word shock you? Be patient. I'll come back to this in a few moments. You will understand...”
Tribute to Moacyr Scliar. Porto Alegre, Edipucrs, 2012.
Historian and Professor
“Moacyr Scliar’s fiction profoundly renews the lineage of urban storytellers in Brazilian fiction.”
"Matéria e Invenção", Porto Alegre, Ed. UFRGS, 1994
Journalist and Literary Critic
“Scliar’s narratives create a strangeness that continues to reverberate, as though it were a silent revolution.”
"Literatura Brasileira Hoje", SP, Publifolha, 2004
Author
“Moacyr Scliar is a magical realist, a creator of atmospheres, a tamer of the fantastic.”
O Estado de São Paulo, 1968
Literary Critic
“One of the greatest storytellers to emerge from our literature over the past decades.”
"A literatura brasileira através dos textos". São Paulo, Cultrix, 1999, 19a. Ed.
Author and Literary Critic
“Moacyr Scliar plunged deep into the drama of mans’ paradoxical mismatch.”
"O caráter social da literatura brasileira", Rio, Paz e Terra, 1970
Author
“The literary representation of human life, deciphering the ties that bind it to a certain social order and to a kind of trajectory that ranges from the pursuit of ideals to frustration, is the main emphasis of Moacyr Scliar’s writing.”
"A literatura no Rio Grande do Sul", Porto Alegre, Mercado Aberto, 1992, 3a. Ed.
Linguist and Poet
“Parody and irony are not the only characteristics of Scliar; they coexist, strangely exuberant, with a poetic touch that can manifest itself even in the most terrible moments of human misery.”
"A solidão dos símbolos." In: "Ficção em debate e outros temas". Campinas, Unicamp, 1979
Author and Professor
“Moacyr Scliar calls into question the notions of cultural coherence and makes otherness a privileged point of observation for the understanding of diversity.”
"Jewish Voices in Brazilian Literature". Gainsville, Florida, University Press of Florida, 2000
Author
“One of the greatest Brazilian fabulists.”
Ghostwriting for God: Moacyr Scliar's Divine Fables. Village Voice, 1986
Author
“Scliar’s work is original, fascinating, powerful, absorbing. It deserves of all the good qualities that can be applied to fiction..”
The Washington Post, 1988
Author
“A Brazilian master.”
The New York Times, 1988
Psychoanalyst and Author
"Endless hours and hours, Moacyr Scliar dedicated himself to writing for us, the readers. Our dream could be that Mico is spying on us and hears our chorus of thank you."
GZH, 2021
Author
“The Centaur in the Garden is a comedy, a regionalist book, a grossly erotic book, a realistic book of bourgeois alienation, a metaphorical book, a fantastic ghost book - a mixture of the mundane and the mythical, a combination of contrasts and opposites.”
Straight from the Centaur's Mouth: The Centaur in the Garden, by Moacyr Scliar. The Washington Post, 1985
Author
“Scliar develops a narrative that is fruitful, joyful, imaginative.”
La Quinzaine Littéraire, 1986
Author
“The style is dry and precise. No superfluous descriptions, no useless metaphors.”
Libération, 1990
Literary Critic
“Those who have studied Moacyr Scliar’s fiction are accustomed to his refined and experienced competence, to his fertile imagination based on the rich nuances of everyday language.”
O Globo, 2005
Author
"In addition to being appreciated as a writer and chronicler, Scliar was always a sensible and conciliatory voice, especially in matters involving public health, a field he chose out of his sense of justice and the non-negotiable value he always gave to life."
GZH, 2021
Former governor of the state of Rio Grande do Sul
"His multiplicity of talents converge with the indefatigable willingness to work; inspiration with perspiration; intelligence with virtue; the highest knowledge and recognition, national and international, with humility (...)"
Speech presenting the Ponche Verde Medal to Moacyr Scliar, 2003.
Author
"The human being Moacyr, this upright, honorable, kind, fraternal, simple guy, was always the same Mico. He was a very good person who helped young writers, gave advice, wrote prefaces and never refused anything they asked of him."
Interview for the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, 2011.
