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The Living and the Rest Wins Portuguese PEN Prize 2021
José Eduardo Agualusa // José Eduardo Agualusa wins the Portuguese PEN Prize 2021 with his novel The Living and the Rest. Winners of the categories Poetry and Essay are Hélia Correia and José Gil. > publico.pt/helia-correia-jose-gil-jose-eduardo-agualusa-vencem-premios-pen-clube
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Forgotten We’ll Be is big winner at Platino Awards 2021
Héctor Abad Faciolince // Directed by Spanish filmmaker Fernando Trueba, the Colombian film "Forgotten We'll Be", based on Héctor Abad's novel Oblivion, was the big winner at the Platino Awards 2021. Trueba's film received 5 out of 11 awards, including Best Film, Best Director, and Best [...]
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Michael Imperioli Praises Call Me Cassandra
Marcial Gala // After having recommended The Black Cathedral, Michael Imperioli has now read Marcial Gala's new novel Call Me Cassandra. This is what he says about it on Instagram: "MARCIAL GALA is one of our greatest living writers. His first novel THE BLACK CATHEDRAL blew [...]
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Inauguration of Lídia Jorge’s professorship at the University of Geneva
Lídia Jorge // Lídia Jorge takes up a professorship at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. There will be an international conference on "The power of the image in Lídia Jorge's work" from 15-16 September. You can also follow the conference online. All necessary information can be [...]
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Junot Diaz writes blurb about Call Me Cassandra
Marcial Gala // We are proud to announce that Junot Diaz has written a great blurb on Call Me Cassandra by our Cuban author Marcial Gala: "A spellbinding novel by one of the best writers of the Americas. Call Me Cassandra is Marcial Gala’s masterpiece, blending [...]
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Longlisted for Oceanos Prize 2021
Gonçalo M. Tavares, Lídia Jorge, José Eduardo Agualusa, Germano Almeida, Mia Couto, and Luís Cardoso // We’re happy to announce that Gonçalo M. Tavares, Lídia Jorge, José Eduardo Agualusa, Germano Almeida, Mia Couto, and Luís Cardoso have been longlisted for the Oceanos Prize 2021. > publishnews.com.br/
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Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida Writes Monthly Letter for Folha de S.Paulo
Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida // Over the next year, Ilustrada Ilustríssima (Folha de S.Paulo) will publish a monthly letter written by Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida. The letters are fictitious, inspired by the isolation caused by the pandemic and the desire for proximity that it has evoked. [...]
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Number 1 of Buchkultur’s “The Top Ten Crime Novels of the Season”
Patrícia Melo// Patrícia Melo has been voted Number 1 of Buchkultur's "The Top Ten Crime Novels of the Season", ahead of Giancarlo De Cataldo, Merle Kröger and Marc Elsberg. Last year's winner was Young-ha Kims.
