In Conversation with Bruna Dantas Lobato: On Creativity, Translation, and Writing.

Join us for a talk with author and translator Bruna Dantas Lobato at Good Company Bookstore! 

Bruna Dantas Lobato is a writer and translator. Her fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, Guernica, A Public Space, The Dial, and The Common, and has been recognized with fellowships from MacDowell, Yaddo, Jentel, and more. Her translation of The Words That Remain by Stênio Gardel received the 2023 National Book Award for Translated Literature. Born and raised in Natal, Brazil, Dantas Lobato lives in Iowa and is an Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing at Grinnell College. Her debut novel, Blue Light Hours, is out now from Grove Atlantic in North America and forthcoming in several countries—including Brazil and Portugal, in her own translation.

Note from the moderators

I’m Tosia Ostojska, events coordinator and moderator of Lusophone Book Club in Good Company. Born and raised in Poland, yet I am deeply passionate about the Portuguese language literature and culture, from Brazil to Mozambique. I will have the pleasure of conducting the talk with Bruna Dantas Lobato together with Professor Ana Margarida Abrantes. Ana is a Professor of Languages and Culture Studies at the Faculty of Human Sciences since 2012 and senior researcher at CECC-Research Center for Communication and Culture of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa since 2007. I had  an opportunity to take Professor Ana’s class “Translation & Creativity” which ignited my curiosity and encouraged me to experiment with translation process and research. 

With Bruna Dantas Lobato, we will discuss creativity as a fascinating vessel to a deeper understanding of translation process, and writing. We will briefly touch on recently translated by Bruna: There’s No Point in Dying, a novel by Francisco Maciel and her self-translated debut novel Blue Light Hours. 

Come discuss with us; bring doubts, wonders and questions and join the roundtable! 

Tickets for this event

The event is free to attend, but registration is obligatory to enter. Space is limited, grab your tickets quickly! Seating is available on the first come first serve basis. 

The Venue

Good Company Books is an independent English Bookstore in Lisbon. Born from our love of global literature and our Portuguese heritage, we are crafting a space for people of all backgrounds to gather and enjoy the best books, events, coffee, and wine. Find out more on our Instagram.

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