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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 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
Born (1970-04-25) April 25, 1970 (age 52)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
OccupationWriter
NationalityBrazilian, American
GenreFiction, poetry
Notable worksCrow-blue, Symphony in White, Hanoi
Website
adrianalisboa.com

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.[5] 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.[6]


Biography


Adriana Lisboa has lived in Brazil, France, New Zealand and the United States. She graduated from the Federal State University of Rio de Janeiro (Unirio) with a BFA degree in Music, and has a MFA in Brazilian Literature and a PhD in Comparative Literature from Rio de Janeiro State University (Uerj). She was a visiting scholar at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies in Kyoto, at the University of New Mexico and at the University of Texas, Austin.[7] In 2014 and 2017 she was a writer in residence at the University of California, Berkeley.

Lisboa previously worked as a musician. She started to make a living singing Brazilian music in France at age eighteen, and afterwards was a flautist and music teacher in Brazil.

Also a translator working with the English, French and Spanish languages, she has translated into Portuguese the fiction, poetry and nonfiction of Emily Brontë, Margaret Atwood, José Lezama Lima, Maurice Blanchot, Cormac McCarthy, Jonathan Safran Foer, and Robert Louis Stevenson, among others.[8]

Lisboa is a vegan and an animal rights advocate.


Published works



Novels



Poetry



Short stories



For young adults



For children



Recording from the Library of Congress


Adriana Lisboa reading from her own work (2015).


Awards and Recognitions



Filmography


'Herdeiros de Saramago - Episode 3: Adriana Lisboa'. Documentary | 2019 | Color | HD | 27.7 min. Directed by Graça Castanheira, shot in January 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. https://www.rtp.pt/play/p7972/e505734/herdeiros-de-saramago

Lisboa. Documentary | 2012 | Color | HD | 30 min. Produced by Heritage Film Project, LLC, with the support of the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations | Embassy of Brazil, Washington, D.C. Directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley. Film based on the experiences of Brazilian Writer Adriana Lisboa shot in February 2012 on location in and around Boulder. Premiered on WHTJ PBS / WCVE PBS, Virginia, also aired by Rocky Mountain PBS.[11][12][13][14][15]


References


  1. "Adriana Lisboa". Mertin-litag.de. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  2. "Crow Blue: Adriana Lisboa: Bloomsbury Circus". Bloomsbury.com. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  3. Boyd Tonkin (2013-11-29). "Books of the year 2013: Fiction in translation - Features - Books". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2013-12-01. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  4. "Modern Poetry In Translation – Product". Mptmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  5. "US-Brazil Connect". Us-brazil.org. 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  6. "Hay Festival Bogotá39". Hayfestival.com. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  7. "Adriana Lisboa ***". Adrianalisboa.com. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  8. "Adriana Lisboa * Bio". Adrianalisboa.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  9. "2011 Literary Awards: Finalists and Judges | PEN Center USA". Penusa.org. Archived from the original on 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  10. MARCO RODRIGO ALMEIDA (28 May 2011). "Festival divulga finalistas do Prêmio São Paulo de Literatura". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  11. International Movie Data Base IMDB
  12. Heritage Film Project
  13. Vimeo Screener
  14. Amazon.com
  15. "Lisboa menina é moça...menina" by Alejandro Ninin



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[de] Adriana Lisboa

Adriana Lisboa Fábregas Gurevitz (* 25. April 1970 in Rio de Janeiro) ist eine brasilianische Schriftstellerin. Ihr literarisches Schaffen umfasst Romane, Erzählungen und Geschichten für Kinder. Ihre Bücher wurden in mehrere Sprachen übersetzt.
- [en] Adriana Lisboa

[ru] Лисбоа, Адриана

Адриана Лисбоа (порт. Adriana Lisboa, 25 апреля 1970, Рио-де-Жанейро) – бразильская писательница , переводчик английской и американской литературы.


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