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Longlist of the Prix Fémina 2023
Lídia Jorge, Patrícia Melo // "Mercy" by Lídia Jorge and "The Simple Art of Killing a Woman" by Patrícia Melo have been nominated for the longlist of the prestigious Prix Fémina 2023 in the category Best Foreign Novel. The longlist of 17 nominees also features Han Kan and Robert Seethaler. [...]
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Transfuge Prize for the Best Lusophone Novel 2023
Lídia Jorge // The French cultural magazine Transfuge has awarded the Portuguese writer Lídia Jorge for the Prize for the Best Lusophone Novel 2023 for "Mercy". > https://www.transfuge.fr/2023/08/25/prix-litteraires-2023-le-palmares-transfuge/ > https://editions-metailie.com/livre/misericordia/
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National Prize 2022
Sergio Bizzio// Sergio Bizzio wins the National Prize 2022 in the category Short Stories/Tales for his work “The Conquest, Iris and Construction,” presented by the Argentinean Ministry of Culture. The prize consists of 400,000 pesos and a lifetime pension. Former winners in this category are Jorge [...]
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Grand Prize for Novels and Novellas
Lídia Jorge // Lídia Jorge unanimously wins the Grand Prize for Novels and Novellas 2023 from the Portuguese Writers' Association (APE) for her novel "Mercy". It was selected from 86 books that had been submitted to the competition. It is the second time Lídia Jorge has [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
