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Hirondina Joshua (b. Maputo, May 31, 1987), is a Mozambican poet, prose writer and jurist.[1] She is a member of the Mozambican Writers Association ( Associação dos Escritores Moçambicanos - AEMO). The book Córtex was translated into Spanish and published in Mexico; In Brazil, her book Os Ângulos da Casa was adapted into a modern dance piece. [2]She participated in the Edinburgh International Book Festival, the largest public celebration of the written word in the world.[3] [4]
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Born | Maputo, Mozambique | May 31, 1987
Language | Portuguese |
Alma mater | Eduardo Mondlane University |
Genre | Poetry, Short Story |
Literary movement | Experimentalism |
Notable awards | Extraordinary mention in Premio Mondiale di Poesia Nósside 2014 |
Books published
editIndividual works
editPoetry
edit- Os Ângulos da Casa. Preface Mia Couto. 2016. 1a. edição. Moçambique, ed. Fundação Fernando Leite Couto.[5][6]
- A Estranheza Fora da Página. Co-authored with Ana Mafalda Leite. 2021. Edições Húmus. Colecção 12Catorze.[7]
- Córtex. Preface Joana Bértholo. 2021. Editora Exclamação.[8]
Short Story
edit- Como Um Levita À Sombra dos Altares. Preface António Cabrita. 2021. Edições Húmus. Colecção 12Catorze. With illustrations by Newton Joaneth.[9]
Anthologies and Collective works
editHas participated in several national and foreign anthologies and texts published in Mozambican newspapers and magazines,[10] Portugal, Angola, Galicia and Brazil.
- 2005. O Grasnar dos Corvos (Play). Co-authorship.
- 2006. Esperança e Certeza I . Mozambique, published by Associação dos Escritores Moçambicanos [pt], pp. 47–49.
- 2008. Esperança e Certeza II . Mozambique, published by Associação dos Escritores Moçambicanos [pt], pp. 63–65.
- 2012. A Minha Maputo É... . Mozambique, published by Minerva, pp. 45.
- 2014. Alquimia Del Fuego, organized by Sarah Schnabel, Santiago Aguaded Landero and Jack Landes. Spain, published by Amargord Ediciones, pp. 481.
- 2020. Rio das Pérolas, organized by António Martins. Macau, ed. Ipsis Verbis.
- 2021. Português, Lugar de Escrita - Mulheres Na Poesia. Co-authorship. Organized by Casa Fernando Pessoa [11]
- 2022. Este imenso mar - Antologia de autores contemporâneos de língua portuguesa. Antologia. Portugal, ed. Camões, Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, pp 53.[12]
- 2022. Ecos de Moçambique - Um século de José Craveirinha. Author Lola Geraldes Xavier. ed. Blucher, pp. 249–250 [13]
- 2023. A boca no ouvido de alguém, organized by Tiago Alves Costa. Preface Ondjaki. ed. Através [14]
- 2023. O Concerto das Letras - Contos inspirados em música, organized by Jessica Cardin. Preface Leandro Karnal. Brazil. ed. Tipografia Musical [15]
Literary projects
editCurator of literary column (dissemination of texts and conversations with lusophone authors) Exercícios da Retina[16]
Collaborations in magazines
editAmong which stands out: Caliban,[17] TriploV,[18] Courier des Afriques.[19]
Palavra Comum,[20] Pessoa, Modern Poetry in Translation,[21] Interpret Magazine.[22]
International events
edit- 2019 - Participated in the 8th edition of the Macau Literary Festival (The Script Road - Macau Literary Festival).[23][24][25]
- 2020 - Participated in the 21st edition of the Correntes d'Escritas Literary Festival in Portugal.[26]
- 2022 - Participated in the XXXVII edition of the Barcelona International Poetry Festival in Spain.[27]
- 2022 - Participated in the Lisbon Revisited 2022 - Days of Poetry.[28]
- 2023 - Participated in the Edinburgh International Book Festival.[29]
Awards and distinctions
edit- 2014 - Premio Mondiale di Poesia Nósside: received an honorable mention, offered by UNESCO's international poetry board, with the work Invenção.[30][31][32]
- 2022 - With the book Córtex, translated into Spanish and published in Mexico through the Translation and Editing Support Line (LATE) 2022, Camões L.P. and the Directorate-General of Books, Archives and Libraries (DGLAB) have set up a Bibliographic Fund for distribution by the Camões I.P. teaching networks.[33][34]
References
edit- ^ Santos, Telcinia dos (18 October 2016). "Hirondina Joshua, uma promessa da poesia moçambicana, lança primeiro livro". Conexão Lusófona. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "O CÂNONE LITERÁRIO MOÇAMBICANO: três afloramentos". July 16, 2019. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "About - Edinburgh International Book Festival". Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Hirondina Joshua, Lucía Asué Mbomío Rubio & Leïla Slimani: Celebrating African Heritage and Empowering Women". August 25, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Poeta moçambicana lança "Os Ângulos Da Casa"". Vitória News (in Brazilian Portuguese). May 15, 2017. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "JOSHUA, HIRONDINA. OS ÂNGULOS DA CASA. Maputo, África: Fundação Fernando Leite Couto, 2016". Nueva Revista del Pacífico (69): 194–196. 19 December 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "a estranheza fora da página". Edições Húmus. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "córtex - Livraria Exclamação". Editora Exclamação. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "como um levita à sombra dos altares". Edições Húmus. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ "LANÇAMENTO ANTOLOGIA POESIA MOÇAMBICANA". www.maputo.embaixadaportugal.mne.pt (in European Portuguese). Embaixada de Portugal em Moçambique. December 4, 2018. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "Nove poemas de nove mulheres vertidos para diferentes línguas" (in European Portuguese). Casa Fernando Pessoa. May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
- ^ "Este imenso mar - Antologia de autores contemporâneos de língua portuguesa". Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ "Ecos de Moçambique - Um século de José Craveirinha". Blucher. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "Lançamento da antologia em língua portuguesa "A boca no ouvido de alguém" de Tiago Alves na Corunha - PGL". Através. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "O Concerto das Letras - Contos inspirados em música". Tipografia Musical. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "Exercícios da Retina | Mbenga". Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ Cabrita, Antonio (October 30, 2016). "Novas vozes da cultura em Moçambique 3 / Hirondina Joshua". revistacaliban.net (in Portuguese). Revista Caliban. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "Hirondina Joshua". www.triplov.com (in Portuguese). Triplov - Poesia. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ Costa, Xóan (October 30, 2015). "LUSOFONÍA – Literatura, a chave de Hirondina Joshua para abrir horizontes – Courrier des Afriques". www.courrierdesafriques.net (in Portuguese). Courrier des Afriques. Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ "Hirondina Joshua - Arquivos". Palavra Comum (in Portuguese). Revista Palavra Comum. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ "Wrap It in Leaves: the Food Focus". Modern Poetry in Translation. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ^ "Issue 10 - Interpret Magazine". Interpret Magazine. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "Hirondina Joshua no festival literário de Macau" (in European Portuguese). February 11, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ "Festival literário de Macau arranca com poesia de Sophia declamada em três línguas" (in Portuguese). Ípsilon. March 15, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ "HIRONDINA JOSHUA" (in Portuguese). Rota das Letras - Festival Literário de Macau. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ ""O livro é fresquíssimo, leitor, é de amanhã!" - C.M. da Póvoa de Varzim" (in Portuguese). February 22, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ "XXXVII FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE POESÍA DE BARCELONA - Barcelona Poesia" (in Portuguese). May 4, 2022. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
- ^ "Hirondina Joshua – Moçambique · Casa Fernando Pessoa" (in Portuguese). July 10, 2022. Archived from the original on July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ "Hirondina Joshua, Lucía Asué Mbomío Rubio & Leïla Slimani: Celebrating African Heritage and Empowering Women". August 25, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ Lannes, Paulo (June 4, 2017). "Poeta premiada de Moçambique lança seu primeiro livro no Brasil". www.metropoles.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Metrópoles. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ "Poeta moçambicana lança Os Ângulos Da Casa". www.diariodoaco.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). DIÁRIO DO AÇO. May 22, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ "IL XXX PREMIO MONDIALE DI POESIA NOSSIDE" (PDF). www.nosside.org (in Italian). Nosside. November 28, 2014. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 3, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ "127 obras de autores portugueses apoiadas em 2022 pelo Camões, I.P. e DGLAB através da Linha de Apoio à Tradução e Edição". July 4, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
- ^ "Lista de Obras Apoiadas em 2022" (PDF) (in Portuguese). p. 19. Retrieved August 27, 2022.