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Oceanos Prize 2021
Luís Cardoso and Gonçalo M. Tavares // Luís Cardoso wins the Oceanos Prize 2021 with his novel The Pumpkin Planter. This is the first time that a book from the Asian continent is among the finalists and winners. The jury highlighted the dexterity and narrative resourcefulness of the author in [...]
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“Piled Women” voted on the Crime Leaderboard 2021
Patrícia Melo // Patrícia Melo's Piled Women was ranked 9th on the Crime Leaderboard 2021 of Deutschlandfunk Kultur. The Crime Leaderboard 2021 is a selection from a total of 62 titles that were on the monthly Crime Leaderboards in 2021. > recoil.togohlis.de/
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Oceanos Prize announces its 10 finalists 2021
Mia Couto, Luís Cardoso and Gonçalo M. Tavares // Oceanos Prize announces its 10 finalists 2021 Among the 10 finalists of the Oceanos Prize - Portuguese Language Literature Prize 2021 - are Mia Couto (The Cartographer of Absences), Luís Cardoso (The Pumpkin Planter) and Gonçalo M. Tavares (The Middle Bone). [...]
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Gonçalo M. Tavares receives the Prix Laure Bataillon 2021
Gonçalo M. Tavares // Gonçalo M. Tavares receives the Prix Laure Bataillon 2021 for the best book translated in France. The Neighbourhood (O Bairro), by Gonçalo M. Tavares, published by Vivianne Hamy, has received the prestigious Prix Laure Bataillon 2021, awarded to the best book translated [...]
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Federico Mastrogiovanni wins Mexican National Journalism Award
Federico Mastrogiovanni // Federico Mastrogiovanni, journalist at Revista Gatopardo, wins the Mexican National Journalism Award 2020 in the category Interview for the work he did on "David Pablos, detrás del baile de los 41". The National Journalism Award is the recognition of the society and other [...]
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Opening Film of Havana Film Festival New York 2021
Héctor Abad Faciolince // The Havana Film Festival New York opens their 2021 edition with Oscar-award-winning director Fernando Trueba’s “Forgotten We’ll Be” which is based on Héctor Abad‘s novel Oblivion. "In its 21st edition, the festival will showcase films from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, [...]
Paulina Chiziane Wins Camões Prize 2021
Paulina Chiziane // Paulina Chiziane, who is recognised as one of the pioneers of Mozambican literature, wins the Camões Prize 2021. The award is the world's most important distinction in the Portuguese language. Chiziane is the first African woman to win the prize. Her book Balada [...]
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Gonçalo M. Tavares Wins University of Lisbon Prize
Gonçalo M. Tavares // Gonçalo M. Tavares has been awarded the University of Lisbon Prize 2019. In a statement, the University of Lisbon stressed that the literary work of Gonçalo M. Tavares, professor at that institution, "is unique, impressive in the range of topics and concerns [...]
