Conversations with authors, book signings and book launches, from Joel Dicker to Mariana Henriques, including Jeferson Tenorio and Jean-Baptiste Andrea, the latest winner of the Prix Goncourt, make up the program at this year’s Lisbon Book Fair.
The Lisbon Book Fair returns to Parque Eduardo VII from May 29 to June 16 with a selection of proposals created by publishers to fill these days with literary activities that go beyond the sale of books.
Every year, one of the main tasks of publishing houses is to present books during an event, if possible in the presence of the author, for communication with the public or for autographs.
This is the case with Joël Dicaire, whose “Alfaguara” will present the new “thriller” “Wild Animal”, presented by João Tordo, and who will be at the fair for a “cross-talk” with the writer Javier Castillo.
The same publishing group, Penguin Random House Portugal, also plans to release Universe of Destructive Cults by Antonio Madaleno and Vingança Mortal by Bruno M. Franco.
Brazilian writer Jefferson Tenorio, who just released Estela sem deus, and French-Moroccan writer Leila Slimani, who published a graphic novel with illustrations by Clément, will be on hand to sign autographs and showcase their new books. entitled “The Incredible Life of Suzanne Noel”.
The editors of Presença will take advantage of the book fair to present Francesca Giannone’s novel “The Wallet”, one of the best-selling books of the year in Italy, winner of the Bancarella Prize, as well as the successful Korean book “Almonds” by the author. Won Pyong Seong.
Since the fair also provides an opportunity to relaunch classic and timeless works, Presença will focus on new editions with new translations of Franz Kafka’s The Vulture and Other Stories and Metamorphosis, marking the centenary of the author’s death (3 June 1924), as well as The Years Virginia Woolf.
Quetzal will present Cadente, Mario Rufino’s debut novel at the book fair, written in a poetic and confessional register, about the sufferings of childhood, adolescence and adulthood, family ties, old age and Alzheimer’s disease. an uncomfortable book that was very well received by critics.
During the fair, Quetzal will also publish “A Viagem do Oligarca” by Miguel Szymanski and “Um Lugar Luminoso para Gente Sombria”, the most recent book by Argentine Mariana Enriquez, which presents here a set of 12 stories in which the evil, the macabre, the surreal and the supernatural are unleashed from everyday reality.
Contraponto has planned the release of new books by Ricardo Costa “A Felicidade é Lucrativa”, Sophie Ceromeño “No More Auto Criticism” and Joana Marques “Elefante na Sala”.
Relógio d’Agua, which always stands out at the top of the fair with several pavilions, some of which are dedicated only to the sale of books from the back catalog at reduced prices, will present “A Morte Eterna” by Liu Cixin, the anticipated third volume of the book. trilogy “The Past of Planet Earth”.
The publisher’s other releases planned for the fair include Lydia Davis’s latest book of short stories, Os Nosso Desconhecidos, as well as Deborah Levy’s new novel Azul de Agosto and Paul Lynch’s Canção do Profeta. , winner of the 2023 Man Booker Prize.
Guerra e Paz has two new titles reserved for the fair: “Feita e Desfeita,” a book by North American writer Lila Sage, which follows the new trend of “cowboy” novels, and “The Loneliness of Israel,” a new book. Bernard-Henri Levy, who examines the “intensification of the Israeli-Arab conflict.”
As for the presentations of Tinta-da-china, there were several over the more than 15 days of the fair, including the collection “As Heroinas das Artes” and its first volume “Irrequieta, Madalena Perdigão” by Catarina Sobral.
“For the political history of the race”, with the participation of the author Jean-Frédéric Schaub, “Rock Rendez Vous – history in images”, with the organizer Luis Carlos Amaro, “Antologia do Conto Erótica Brasileiro”, with the presence of the organizer Eliana Robert Moraes and the presentation of Anabela Mota Ribeiro and Isabel Lucas are other releases planned by the publisher.
Other novels “The Greatest Modern Woman in the World” by Susan Swan, who will be present, and “Migilim” by João Guimarães Rosa, as well as Rui Cardoso Martins’ book “Like Meljoras da Morte” highlighted the releases at the Tinta da China pavilion, where it will also take place session dedicated to Perere’s collection of Brazilian children’s literature.
Porto Editora presents “Velar por Ela” by Jean-Baptiste Andrea, winner of the Prix Goncourt, who will be in Portugal for the presentation of the book, and “Cor da Pele” by Désiré Bela-Lobedde and others.
In addition to the issues, the editorial team is promoting several conversations, including with Rafael Gallo, the José Saramago Literary Award based on Dorphantasma and Alexander O’Neill. Literary biography” of Maria Antonia Oliveira as part of the celebration of the centenary of the author’s birth.
The Gradiva exhibition features the collection “Eduardo Before He Became Lourenço – Youth Texts,” the thriller “Central Park” by Guillaume Musso, “Sangué Before My Blood” by Michael Cunningham, which will be presented at the fair, a new edition of “Contacto” by Carl Sagan and a new publication of “Luis de Camões” by Antonio José Saraiva with a foreword by Ernesto Rodriguez as part of the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the poet.
As for comics, the publisher has reserved for the occasion the presentation of The Photographer of Mauthausen by Salva Rubio, Pedro Colombo and Ainzane Landa, The Secret Life of Writers by Guillaume Mousseau and Miles Hyman and The Iliad of Tom. 3 – The Fall of Troy”, Luc Ferry, Didier Pauly, Clotilde Bruno and Pierre Taranzano.
Leah’s program includes the presentation of Joana Bertolo’s new book “Augusta B or how Jovens Instruidas 80 years later” and the presentation of the book “Carlos Gil. Um Fotologista na Revolucion”, coordinated by Daniel Cortesão Gil, with texts by Adelino Gómez. , recently re-released by Caminho in a revised and expanded 50th anniversary edition on April 25th.
Other highlights of Leia include the presentation of the book “O Cemitério dos Eternos Prazeres” by Domingos Amaral and “Camões — Vida e Obra” by Carlos Maria Bobone in the presence of the authors, as well as a conversation around the new updated edition of “Oriente Próximo” by Alexandra Lucas Coelho with the author, Shadd Wadi and special participation of Dima Akram.
In addition, the editorial team has a full program of autograph sessions and conversations with authors, including names such as Lydia Jorge, Conceição Lima, Ana Paula Tavares, João Melo, Onjaki, António Jorge Gonçalves, Nuno Arthur Silva and Vitor Cardoso, among many others. other.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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