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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/
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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 [...]
