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Eugenio Trías Essay Prize 2022
Agustín Fernández Mallo // Agustín Fernández Mallo wins the 1st Eugenio Trías Essay Prize for his work La forma de la multitud. Organised by the Centre for Philosophical Studies Eugenio Trías (CEFET/Universitat Pompeu Fabra) and the renowned publishing house Galaxia Gutenberg, the prize is endowed with 8,000 euros. The jury [...]
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Shortlist Jabuti Prize 2022
Andréa del Fuego, Tatiana Salem Levy // The Paediatrician by Andréa del Fuego and Vista Chinesa by Tatiana Salem Levy are among the 5 finalists for the Jabuti Prize 2022 in the category novels. The 64th edition of the award set an entry record, with 4,290 books entered, surpassing the [...]
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Shortlist Oceanos Prize 2022
Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida, João Paulo Borges Coelho, and Tatiana Salem Levy // Among the 10 finalists of the Oceanos Prize 2022 are Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida (Seaquake), Tatiana Salem Levy (Vista Chinesa), and João Paulo Borges Coelho (Museum of the Revolution). The ten authors will participate in a series [...]
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Shortlist of the National Prize for Novels “Sara Gallardo” 2022
Sylvia Iparraguirre, Paula Perez Alonso // Sylvia Iparraguirre's "Antes que desaparezca" and Paula Perez Alonso's "Kaidú" are shortlisted for the National Prize for Novels "Sara Gallardo". The name of the prize is a tribute to the Argentinean writer and journalist Sara Gallardo (1931-1988). This year's jury consists of the writers [...]
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European Literature Prize 2022
Agustín Fernández Mallo // We are very happy to share with you that Agustín Fernández Mallo won the European Literature Prize 2022 together with his Dutch translator Adri Boon for the Nocilla Trilogy. The prize honours both author and translator of the best work of contemporary European literary fiction that [...]
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Longlisted for Femina Prize 2022
Mia Couto // Mia Couto's The Cartographer of Absences is among 16 novels that are longlisted for the prestigious French Femina Literary Prize 2022 in the category of foreign novels. Presided over by an all-female jury, the award was created in 1904 as a reaction to the misogyny of the [...]
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Shortlist of the São Paulo Prize for Literature 2022
Fernando Bonassi, Andréa Del Fuego, and Tatiana Salem Levy // Fernando Bonassi, Andréa del Fuego, and Tatiana Salem Levy are three out of ten finalists of the São Paulo Prize for Literature 2022. The prize is one of the main references for novels in Brazil. The prize consists of R$ [...]
The International Dimension of Lidia Jorge’s Work
Lídia Jorge // On September 9, as part of the Lisbon Book Fair, LeYa hosts a conversation between Lídia Jorge and Nicole Witt, presented by the renowned journalist Luís Ricardo Duarte. They will discuss the international dimension of Jorge's work who is one of the most respected Portuguese authors of [...]
