Adriana Lisboa

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"Adriana Lisboa (born April 25, 1970) is a Brazilian writer. She is the author of seven novels, and has also published poetry, short stories, essays, and books for children. Originally written in Portuguese, her books have been translated into more than a dozen languages.[1] Crow Blue is Lisboa's most recent novel translated into English (Bloomsbury, UK, 2013) [2] and was named a book of the year by The Independent (London).[3] Her stories and poems have appeared in Granta, Modern Poetry in Translation,[4] The Brooklyn Rail, Litro, The Missing Slate, Joyland, Sonofabook, Waxwing, and others.

Adriana Lisboa is one of Brazil's leading authors. Her work has been the recipient of, among others, the following honors: the José Saramago Prize of Literature for Symphony in White (novel), a Japan Foundation Fellowship, a Brazilian National Library Fellowship, and the Newcomer of the Year Award from the Brazilian section of International Board on Books for Young People for Língua de trapos (A Tongue Made of Scraps), a book of poetry for children. In 2007, Hay Festival/Bogota World Book Capital selected her as one of the 39 most important Latin American writers under the age of 39."

Adriana Lisboa seems currently to live in Colorado-US.

"Published works​

Novels​

  • Todos os santos – Brazil, 2019. Publisher: Alfaguara.
  • Hanoi – Brazil, 2013. Publisher: Alfaguara.
  • Crow Blue – United Kingdom, 2013/USA, 2014. Original title: Azul corvo, 2010. Publisher: Bloomsbury.
  • Hut of Fallen Persimmons – USA, 2011. Original title: Rakushisha, 2007. Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
  • Um beijo de colombina – Brazil, 2003.
  • Symphony in White – USA, 2010. Original title: Sinfonia em branco, 2001. Publisher: Texas Tech University Press.
  • Os fios da memória – Brazil, 1999 (out of print)

Poetry​

  • O vivo – Brazil, 2021. Publisher: Relicário.
  • Deriva – Brazil, 2019. Publisher: Relicário.
  • Equator (selected poems) – India, 2019. Publisher: Poetrywala.
  • Pequena música – Brazil, 2018. Publisher: Iluminuras.
  • Parte da paisagem – Brazil, 2014. Publisher: Iluminuras. Poems from this book appeared in "Modern Poetry in Translation: Twisted Angels", 2014

Essay​

  • Todo o tempo que existe – Brazil, 2022. Publisher: Relicário.

Short stories​

  • O sucesso – Brazil, 2016. Stories from this book appeared in Granta.
  • Caligrafias – Brazil, 2004. Stories from this book appeared in Brazil: A Traveler's Literary Companion (Whereabouts Press), Litro magazine #114, BrooklynRail.com, Joyland Magazine and Waxwing.

For young adults​

  • O coração às vezes para de bater – 2007.

For children​

  • Um rei sem majestade – 2019
  • A sereia e o caçador de borboletas – 2009
  • Contos populares japoneses – 2007.
  • Língua de trapos – 2005"

 
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