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Lídia Jorge

Portuguese author who focuses on historical memory, postcolonial experience and the position of women in society. She debuted in 1980 with her novel O Dia dos Prodígios, but it was with A Costa dos Murmúrios, a book reflecting on the colonial war, that she gained recognition in Portugal and abroad. In addition to novels, she also writes short stories, essays, feuilletons, plays and children’s books. Her books have been translated into more than twenty languages and have won prestigious international awards. Two of them have been adapted into films. Lídia Jorge is a regular contributor to the newspapers Jornal de Letras, Público and El País. Her novels Os Memoráveis (Nezapomenutelní) and Misericórdia(Milosrdenství) have been published in Czech.
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 Lídia Jorge

Guest program

Lídia Jorge: Misericórdia

Book World Prague 2025

17:00 - 17:50

Camões - Portugalské centrum v Praze, Nakladatelství Argo

Czech, Portuguese

A diary of the last year of a woman's life. It tells the story of a group of people, old and young, who struggle to find their human destiny. It is a story of...

Thursday, 15. 5. 2025

Lídia Jorge – autogramiáda

Book World Prague 2025

18:00 - 18:50

Camões - Portugalské centrum v Praze, Nakladatelství Argo

Autogramiáda ke knize "Milosrdenství".

Thursday, 15. 5. 2025

Lídia Jorge and Kateřina Tučková: Writing about Freedom

Book World Prague 2025

18:00 - 18:50

Camões - Portugalské centrum v Praze, České literární centrum / Moravská zemská knihovna

Czech, Portuguese

How does literature capture history, revolutions and social upheavals? Portuguese author of the novel “Os Memoráveis” and Czech author will discuss how their...

Saturday, 17. 5. 2025

The Voice of Women in Portuguese and African Literatures

Book World Prague 2025

11:00 - 11:50

Camões - Portugalské centrum v Praze

Czech, Portuguese

Europe, Africa, interspace. What, besides language, unites the work of Lídia Jorge and Ana Paula Tavares? How to write about memory, cultural heritage and...

Sunday, 18. 5. 2025