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5 of our authors selected by The Guardian
Richard Zimler, Agustina Bessa-Luís, Lídia Jorge, Dulce Maria Cardoso and Miguel Torga // We're proud to share that The Guardian has published 10 of the best novels set in Portugal, including 5 of our authors: "Hunting Midnight" by Richard Zimler, stories in "Take Six: Six Portuguese Women Writers" by Agustina [...]
Plague Diary available in English
Gonçalo M. Tavares // Gonçalo M. Tavares has been writing a daily column for the renowned Portuguese newspaper Expresso tracking the COVID-19 pandemic, entitled Plague Diary (“Diário da Peste”). In the English translation by Daniel Hahn, the first entry went online at Words Without Borders. Several [...]
Anna Seghers Prize 2020
Hernán Ronsino // We're proud to announce that Hernán Ronsino is one of the two winners of the renowned Anna Seghers Prize 2020. The prize has been awarded since 1986 and is endowed with 12.500 € for each author. Among the former winners are authors like Nino Haratischwili, [...]
Piled Women: TV rights sold
Patrícia Melo // We are proud to announce that we have just sold the TV rights to Piled Women (“Mulheres empilhadas”), the national bestselling novel by Patrícia Melo.
Margaret Atwood recommends Jorge Carrion
Jorge Carrion // Margaret Atwood recommends Jorge Carrion's Bookshops (“Librerías”) in an interview with Megha Majumdar (New York): “A lot of people will be interested in the famous bookshops of the world: Jorge Carrión has gone and visited them all. We can't travel right now, but we [...]
In Memoriam: Luis Sepúlveda
Luis Sepúlveda * 4 October 1949 - † 16 April 2020 WE ARE MOURNING OUR FRIEND AND AUTHOR LUIS SEPÚLVEDA. On 16th April, Luis Sepúlveda passed away in Asturias at the age of 70, having fought the coronavirus for over six weeks and having even defeated it. But some of [...]
Casino da Póvoa do Correntes d’Escritas Literary Prize 2020
Pepetela // Pepetela wins the Casino da Póvoa do Correntes d’Escritas Literary Prize 2020 with his novel His Excellency, R.I.P. (“Sua Excelência, de Corpo Presente”). The prize consists of 20.000,00 €. > publico.pt
Tira preselected for the Platino Awards
Boris Quercia // The TV series Tira, based on the novel Santiago Quiñones, Cop (“Santiago Quiñones, tira”) by Boris Quercia is among the 20 pre-selected series for the Platino Awards with nominations in five categories. The Platino is an important movie award for film projects from [...]