TE19 Iberian Adventure

In this issue, enjoy with us some real gems of recent literature from Spain and Portugal – and a bit more besides. We startwitha latestwork fromwidelyacclaimed Portuguese novelist José Luís Peixoto , whom Nobel Laureate José Saramago once called “one of the most surprising revelations in recent Portuguese literature.” This excerpt from Autobiografia represents the debut of thiswork inEnglish language.We’vealsogot agreat conversationwith the author about this work on Episode 11 of Bowery Poetry Speaks. Spanish poet Albert Bonjoch follows, with poems translated from Colombiario , apoetic recordof hisvisionary journeyacross Columbia. Portuguese author and performance artist Patrícia Portela brings us the prologue, and the story “Saturday” from her collection, Dias Úteis , containingoneshort storyperdayof theweek –alongwithsome images from her artwork installations. Patrícia Portela also features on Episode 14 of Trafika Europe Radio’sWomen in Translation series. Excerpts from Spanish author Sara Mesa ’s novel, Four by Four , peel back the underbelly of menace at a private college. For an extra treat, we’ve got these excerpts in audio form fully bilingually, including the original Spanish! Then, there’s poetry from Galicia by Yolanda Castaño from her collection, Second Tongue . Enjoy this discussion on Episode 12 of Women in Translation, including poems set to music. Spanishauthor RicardoMenéndezSalmón ,winnerof theBiblioteca Breve Prize, is back with a harsh but beautiful settling of accounts with his father, in this English-language debut from his novel, Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night . TrafikaEurope19–IberianAdventure EDITORS’ WELCOME

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