Registrations are now open for another semester of reading, discussions, and discoveries. LECTEU invites the entire NOVA community to join freely in the sessions, selecting the books that interest them most.
This semester, the central theme remains freedom, explored through works by authors from countries that are part of EUTOPIA, the European alliance to which NOVA belongs. Sessions are held in both Portuguese and English, creating a multicultural space for sharing and debate.
The books for this semester are:
- The wind whistles in the cranes by Lídia Jorge (Portugal)
- Oldladyvoice by Elisa Victoria (Spain)
- The appointment by Herta Müller (Romania)
- War and turpentine by Stefan Hertmans (Belgium)
The first session is scheduled for 26 March at the Campolide Campus (location and time to be confirmed), dedicated to Lídia Jorge’s novel.
Published in 2002, the novel deals with social and political issues, highlighting moments of racism, intolerance and xenophobia. Set in Valmares, a fictional village in the Algarve, it tells the story of Milena Leandro, a 34-year-old woman suffering from schizophrenia who observes the world like a child. While her family is on holiday, Milena decides to host a group of Cape Verdean immigrants in the family’s old canning factory.
The book received the Grand Prize for Novels and Short Stories from the Portuguese Writers’ Association (2002), the Correntes d’Escritas/Casino da Póvoa Prize (2004), the Public Prize of the European Literary Salon in Cognac (2005) and the Albatroz Literary Prize from the Günter Grass Foundation (2005).
To register, please fill out the form here.
If you have any questions, email us at lecteu@unl.pt.
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Join the NOVA community and embark on this literary journey!