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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 [...]
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Longlist of the Oceanos Prize 2023
Lídia Jorge, José Luís Peixoto, and Carola Saavedra // We are proud to announce that three of our authors are among the semifinalists of the Oceanos Prize 2023! "Mercy", by Lídia Jorge , "We Are the First Person of the Plural", by José Luís Peixoto, and "The Mantle of the [...]
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On tour in the USA and Canada
Bachtyar Ali // Our Kurdish author Bachtyar Ali will be on tour in the USA and Canada this autumn. He is invited to nine readings and events in New York, Washington, Boston and Toronto between 24 September and 2 October 2023. For more detailed information, please [...]
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On the Cover of El País
Sergio Bizzio// Sergio Bizzio was on the cover page of El País on Saturday, 16 September. The leading Spanish newspaper calls him "Argentina's best-kept literary secret" and declares that "with his novel Rage, he became an essential part of Argentine literature". Now re-released in Spain by [...]
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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/
