Africa-Press – Angola. Portuguese writer José Luís Peixoto shares, until the 10th of this month, at the Portuguese Cultural Center, in Luanda, literary techniques as part of the celebrations of World Portuguese Language Day (5th May).
The program, which began on the 6th of this month, aims to promote the sharing of knowledge about literary production techniques, between emerging and renowned writers.
In this context, José Luís Peixoto will provide an environment for conversation about musical experiences and literature, the author’s choice.
World Portuguese Language Day, proclaimed by UNESCO, is an opportunity to celebrate cultural diversity and the importance of the language as a means of global communication, as well as to promote and strengthen ties between countries that speak the language.
The Portuguese language is spoken by more than 260 million people on five continents, being the official language in Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe and East Timor.
José Luís Peixoto was born in Galveias, in 1974. He is one of the most prominent authors in contemporary Portuguese literature.
His fictional and poetic work appears in dozens of anthologies, translated into a vast number of languages, and is studied in several national and foreign universities.
At 27 years old, José Luís Peixoto was the youngest ever winner of the José Saramago Literary Prize.
His books have been translated and published in 26 languages. He was the first Portuguese-language author to be translated and published in Armenia.
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