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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 [...]
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Longlist of the Oceanos Prize 2022
Andréa Del Fuego, Dulce Maria Cardoso, Fernando Bonassi, Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida, João Paulo Borges Coelho, Mia Couto, José Eduardo Agualusa, and Tatiana Salem Levy // We are proud to announce that eight of our authors are among the semifinalists of the Oceanos Prize 2022! The Paediatrician by Andréa Del [...]
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Read Your Way Through Lisbon
Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida // We are proud to share that Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida wrote an article about her hometown Lisbon for the New York Times. The story is part of a new series “Read Your Way Through ...”. Different authors were asked to present [...]
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Premios Ondas 2022
Jorge Carrión, Alberto Torres Blandina // Jorge Carrión wins the Ondas Prize for the best experimental podcast 2022 for Solaris and Alberto Torres Blandina the Ondas special mention for best experimental podcast 2022 for Diles que mi vida fue maravillosa. The Global Ondas Awards for Podcasts seek to give visibility [...]
Litprom Leaderboard Summer 2022
Tatiana Salem Levy // Tatiana Salem Levy 's Vista Chinesa enters the Litprom Leaderboard Summer 2022 (Bestenliste Weltempfänger). Litprom Leaderboard is an idea of the author, translator and editor Ilija Trojanow. Four times a year – in spring, summer, autumn and winter – Litprom publishes a list of the respective [...]
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Grand Prize for Chronicles and Literary Disperses 2022
José Eduardo Agualusa // José Eduardo Agualusa wins the Grand Prize for Chronicles and Literary Disperses with his book The Most Beautiful End of the World, published at Quetzal in 2021. The Prize, established by the Portuguese Writers' Association with the sponsorship of the Loulé Municipal [...]
Critics’ Prize of the Book Foundation in Argentina
Eugenia Almeida // Eugenia Almeida won the Critics' Prize 2019, announced at the International Book Fair of Buenos Aires, with her book of essays Flooding, published by Gabriela Halac of Ediciones DocumentA / Escénicas. The prize highlights the best Argentinean book of literary creation and was awarded for the years [...]
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Inauguration of the Lídia Jorge Chair at the UMass Amherst University
Lídia Jorge // The Lídia Jorge Chair, created and announced by the UMass Amherst University in Massachussets, will be inaugurated on 5th of April in the United States of America, with a ceremony that will count with the presence of the Portuguese writer. A colloquium dedicated [...]
