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Speech at European Parliament
Héctor Abad // Héctor Abad speaks to the European Parliament today at 6.30 pm together with Javi López (MEP & Eurolat Co-President), Sergio Jaramillo (former Colombian High Commissioner for Peace), Catalina Gómez (journalist), Oleksandra Mativiichuuk (director of the Centre for Civil Liberties & Nobel Peace Prize 2022), Iván Briscoe (Latin [...]
Argentina Key Titles
Eugenia Almeida // "Scrapyard" by Eugenia Almeida was chosen as one of three literary novels for the Argentina Key Titles programme 2023. The Argentina Key Titles catalogue is a selection of some of the most attractive books published in Argentina in the last year and which have the potential to [...]
Pope Francis welcomes our authors Peixoto and Tavares among almost 200 artists from around the world
José Luis Peixoto, Gonçalo M. Tavares // To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Vatican Museums' collection of contemporary religious art, Pope Francis will welcome nearly 200 artists including writers, painters, sculptors, filmmakers, photographers, designers, and publishers from 33 different countries to the Sistine Chapel on 23 June 2023. Among [...]
Lumen Prize for Novels 2023
Leticia Martin // Leticia Martin wins the Lumen Prize for Novels with her work Vladimir. The novel, which was selected among 407 submissions, is inspired by Nabokov's Lolita, reversing gender roles. Lumen relaunches its historic award to continue publishing the best literature written by women in Spanish language. Founded in [...]
Disney announces feature film based on “Pilar’s Diary”
Flávia Lins e Silva // The book series "Pilar's Diary" of the Brazilian bestelling author Flávia Lins e Silva will gain a feature film adaptation produced by Conspiração, with co-production by Star Original Productions and distribution by Star Distribution. This news was announced during The Walt Disney Company panel at [...]
HBO Max Turns ‘City of God’ into Series
Paulo Lins // HBO Max's City of God series will follow in the footsteps of the film by Fernando Meirelles and will also be based on Paulo Lins' book "City of God". The plot will take place two decades after that of the original feature film. The narrative will follow [...]
Shortlist LiBeraturpreis 2023
Tatiana Salem Levy // "Vista Chinesa" by Tatiana Salem Levy is on the shortlist of the LiBeraturpreis 2023. The prize is awarded annually for an outstanding title by a female author from Africa, Asia, Latin America, or the Arab world in German translation. The winner will be announced on 14 [...]
Shortlist Mario Vargas Llosa Biennial Prize
Héctor Abad // Héctor Abad‘s “Except for My Heart, All Is Well” is one of 6 finalists of the Mario Vargas Llosa Biennial Prize for Novels 2023. It consists of 100,000 dollars. The award ceremony will be held between 25 and 28 May 2023, at the Conjunto Santander de Artes [...]