Adriana Lisboa

Who is Adriana Lisboa?

Adriana Lisboa is a Brazilian writer. She is the author of six novels, and has also published poetry, short stories and books for children. Originally written in Brazilian Portuguese, her books have been published in fourteen countries and translated into English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Arabic, Swedish, Serbian and Romanian, with forthcoming translations into Polish and Turkish. Crow Blue is Lisboa's most recent novel translated into English and an Independent book of the year. Her stories have appeared in Granta, Modern Poetry in Translation, The Brooklyn Rail, Litro Magazine and others.

Adriana Lisboa is considered a distinguished figure among Brazilian contemporary writers. Hew work has been the recipient of, among others, the following honors: José Saramago Prize of Literature for Symphony in White, Japan Foundation Fellowship, Brazilian National Library Fellowship, the Newcomer of the Year Award from the Brazilian section of International Board on Books for Young People for Língua de trapos. 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.