{"id":4230,"date":"2024-10-26T15:43:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T14:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/?post_type=events&#038;p=4230"},"modified":"2024-10-31T12:11:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T12:11:48","slug":"teolinda-gersao-the-word-tree","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/events\/teolinda-gersao-the-word-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Teolinda Gers\u00e3o: The Word Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>29 October 2024 at 6.30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EU-book-club-Portugal-with-logos-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EU-book-club-Portugal-with-logos-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EU-book-club-Portugal-with-logos-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EU-book-club-Portugal-with-logos-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EU-book-club-Portugal-with-logos-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/EU-book-club-Portugal-with-logos-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The James Joyce Centre is proud to host a literary gathering with the Portuguese writer <strong>Teolinda Gers\u00e3o<\/strong> on the subject of her book <em><strong>The Word Tree<\/strong><\/em> on <strong>Tuesday, 29 October 2024 at 6.30pm<\/strong>. The event is organised by the Embassy of Portugal to Ireland in partnership with Literature Ireland. It will be moderated by the Director of Literature Ireland <strong>Sin\u00e9ad Mac Aodha<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event is sponsored by the Portuguese cultural institute, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instituto-camoes.pt\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cam\u00f5es \u2014 Instituto da Coopera\u00e7\u00e3o e da L\u00edngua, I.P.<\/a><\/strong> and the Irish branch of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eunicglobal.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Network of European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC)<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All are most welcome to attend, including book enthusiasts and members of the Portuguese-speaking community in Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Doors open at 6pm. The event is free but booking is required.<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ie\/e\/european-book-club-literary-gathering-with-the-portuguese-writer-teolinda-gersao-tickets-1040525067487\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click this link for tickets.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>The Word Tree<\/em> is a portrait of Louren\u00e7o Marques, before and during the colonial war. It is a book about the fascination of Africa and African culture, about the mix and clash of cultures and also a disturbing story about paradise that turns into a nightmare. A magical book about childhood, to which one cannot return, except through the miracle of literature.\u201d (<em>Porto Editora<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Margaret Jull Costa&#8217;s translation was awarded the Calouste Gulbenkian Portuguese Translation Prize for 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Teolinda Gers\u00e3o<\/strong> is the author of 12 novels and short-story collections, which have been translated into various languages. Her work has brought her many prizes, including the Pen Club Prize for best novel (twice), the Literature Prize from the International Critics\u2019 Literary Association and the Grand Prix for Novel and Short-Story from the Portuguese Writers\u00b4 Association. <strong><em>The Word Tree<\/em><\/strong> is the first of her novels to be published in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Teolinda-Gersao-photo-by-Homem-Cardoso-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4234\" style=\"width:308px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Teolinda-Gersao-photo-by-Homem-Cardoso-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Teolinda-Gersao-photo-by-Homem-Cardoso-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Teolinda-Gersao-photo-by-Homem-Cardoso-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Teolinda-Gersao-photo-by-Homem-Cardoso.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo: Homem Cardoso<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s edition of the <strong>EUNIC European Book Club<\/strong> series, entitled \u201cEurope!\u201d, will showcase the work of eight European authors from Poland, Italy, Romania, Ireland, Estonia, Portugal, Slovenia and France. For more information please visit the following webpage: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EUNICireland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EUNICireland\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_868225279_163855342296_1_original.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4233\" style=\"width:475px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_868225279_163855342296_1_original.jpeg 740w, https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_868225279_163855342296_1_original-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/jamesjoyce.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_868225279_163855342296_1_original-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The James Joyce Centre is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4232,"parent":0,"template":"","event_cats":[17],"class_list":["post-4230","events","type-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_categories-reading"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Teolinda Gers\u00e3o: The Word Tree - James Joyce Centre, Dublin, Ireland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Teolinda Gers\u00e3o: The Word Tree - James Joyce Centre, Dublin, Ireland\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Reading 29 October 2024 at 6.30pm The James Joyce Centre is proud to host a literary gathering with the Portuguese writer Teolinda Gers\u00e3o on the subject of her book The Word Tree on Tuesday, 29 October 2024 at 6.30pm. 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