In partnership with Literature Ireland, the Embassy of Portugal to Ireland is proud to host a literary gathering with the Portuguese writer Teolinda Gersão, on the subject of her book, The Word Tree. This event will be moderated by the Literature Ireland Director, Sinéad Mac Aodha.
The literary gathering will take place on 29th October, at 6.30pm, at the James Joyce Centre, 35 North Great George's Street, Dublin 1, D01 WK44.
This event is sponsored by the Portuguese cultural institute, Camões — Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, I.P and the Irish cluster of the Network of European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC).
All are most welcome to attend, including book enthusiasts and members of the Portuguese-speaking community in Ireland.
Pre-booking required.
THE WORD TREE
“The tree of words is a portrait of Lourenço Marques, before and during the colonial war. It is a book about the fascination of Africa and African culture, about the mix and clash of cultures and also a disturbing story about paradise that turns into a nightmare. A magical book about childhood, to which one cannot return, except through the miracle of literature”. (adapted from Porto Editora)
Margaret Jull Costa's translation was awarded The Calouste Gulbenkian Portuguese Translation Prize for 2012.”
TEOLINDA GERSÃO
Teolinda Gersão is the author of 12 novels and short-story collections, which have been translated into various languages. Her work has brought her many prizes, including the Pen Club Prize for best novel (twice), the Literature Prize from the International Critics’ Literary Association and the Grand Prix for Novel and Short-Story from the Portuguese Writers´ Association. The Word Tree is the first of her novels to be published in English.
This year’s edition of the EUNIC European Book Club series, entitled “Europe!”, will showcase the work of eight European authors from Poland, Italy, Romania, Ireland, Estonia, Portugal, Slovenia and France. For more information please visit the following webpage: https://www.facebook.com/EUNICireland/.
