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The Smiles Collector
Paperback
Publisher: Europa Edizioni Srl
Published: Feb 25 2026
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.55
Height: 0.49 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.25
Language: English
The Smile Collector is A.H. Brunelli's beautiful memoir about his experiences of the time he spent with Maurizio. Despite life's hardships, they find strength and solace in each other in this heartfelt tale of love and loss. Their journey explores intimacy, complicity, resilience, and the impact of passion and love as they learn about themselves and each other.
A. H. Brunelli was born in 1960 in south of Brazil, in a city called Londrina. There he lived his childhood, youth and studied, graduating as an architect and urban planner.
At the age of 18, he had a life-changing experience as an exchange student in North America and Southeast Asia - a period that broadened his world view and planted the seeds of restlessness and creativity that would mark his entire career.
During university period, he combined his studies with work as an English teacher and craftsman. He created his own line of office items, which helped him achieve financial autonomy and freedom of choice early in life. With his diploma in hand, he faced the challenges of the Brazilian economic crisis of the 1980s and began his career in architecture, a field in which he was able to combine sensitivity, technique and attentive listening to his clients' wishes. Throughout his life, Brunelli has been able to turn obstacles into learning and projects into expression - sometimes with drawings, other times with words, and others with his hands.
Today, still living in Londrina, as well as being an experienced architect, he is making his debut as an author, sharing memories and reflections that echo his passion for creating, building and transforming.
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