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TV series “Booklovers” about literature
Jorge Carrión // Jorge Carrión turns his titles "Bookshops" and "Against Amazon" into a TV series, "Booklovers", which will be available on Caixa Forum+, a Spanish streaming platform for culture and science. The series is available in Spanish with English and Portuguese subtitles. In each episode, Carrión travels through a [...]
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Finalist Jabuti Prize 2023 in the category Brazilian Book Published Abroad
Paulo Scott // We are excited to announce that the English edition of the novel Phenotypes ("Marrom e amarelo") by our author Paulo Scott is among the finalists of the Jabuti Prize 2023 in the category Brazilian Book Published Abroad. The nominated edition is published by And Other Stories. The [...]
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Most translated Portuguese authors
Gonçalo M. Tavares and Lídia Jorge // According to a survey by the renowned Portuguese newspaper Jornal de Notícias and the Portuguese Book Institute DGLAB, Gonçalo M. Tavares and Lídia Jorge are Portugal's third and fifth most translated Portuguese authors. Fernando Pessoa is still leading the ranking with 564 publications. [...]
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5 Finalists Jabuti Prize 2023
Patrícia Melo // We are excited to announce that our author Patrícia Melo is among the five finalists of the Jabuti Prize 2023! Less than one has been nominated in the category Literary Novel. The other nominees are Cristovão Tezza, Sérgio Rodrigues, Ruy Castro and Geovani Martins. The prize is [...]
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Semi-Finalists Jabuti Prize 2023
Patrícia Melo // We are proud to announce that our author Patrícia Melo is among the ten semi-finalists of the Jabuti Prize 2023! "Less than one" has been nominated in the category Literary Novel. Other nominees are Cristovão Tezza, Sérgio Rodrigues and Geovani Martins. The prize is organized by the [...]
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Prix Médicis étranger 2023
Lídia Jorge // The novel Misericórdia ("Mercy") by Lídia Jorge has won the prestigious Prix Médicis étranger 2023 ex-aequo with Han Kang, author of "Impossibles Adieux" from South Korea, in the category of the best foreign book. Misericórdia was published in France at Éditions Métailié, in the translation of Elisabeth [...]
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World premiere of “The Fortunate Ones” in the USA
Lídia Jorge // The Fortunate Ones is a feature film based on Lídia Jorge's novel The Wind Whistling in the Cranes (“O Vento Assobiando nas Gruas“), directed by Jeanne Waltz. The film will celebrate its world premiere on 7 October 2023 at the Mill Valley Film [...]
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Shortlist of the Prix Fémina 2023
Lídia Jorge // "Mercy" by Lídia Jorge has been nominated for the shortlist of the prestigious Prix Fémina 2023 in the category Best Foreign Novel. The final selections will be made public on Tuesday 24 October and the winners will be announced on Monday 6 November. > https://www.livreshebdo.fr/article/les-deuxiemes-listes-du-prix-femina-2023 [...]
