Past Events

Best of Young Brazilian Novelists

6 July, 15.00 Paraty festival: Great Britain in writing: a discussion by Granta, in partnership with the British Council Casa da Cultura

How does the British landscape take shape in the mind of authors writing about Great Britain? Through readings and discussions, the contributors to Granta 119: Britain will explore the many stories Great Britain tells about itself nowadays, questioning how those national narratives resonate around the world.

Participants: Andrea Stuart, Cynan Jones.
Chaired by John Freeman

9 July, FLIP festival:

2 p.m. - Cynan Jones and the Brazilian writer João Paulo Cuenca. Subject: Local versus universal in literature. Moderator: Vivian Wyler.

6 p.m. - John Freeman and the Brazilian scholar Ítalo Moriconi Jr. Moderator: Marcelo Ferroni. Subject: Brazilian literature abroad, British literature in Brazil.

Rio Launch
11 July, 8 p.m., at the Cultural Institute Instituto Moreira Salles

With John Freeman and Paulo Roberto Pires, editor of Serrote Magazine.

São Paulo Launch
12 July, 8 p.m., at the bookstore Livraria da Vila

With editors John Freeman and Marcelo Ferroni.

Britain

5 July, Paraty International Literary Festival (FLIP): Great Britain in writing: a discussion by Granta, in partnership with the British Council
3 p.m., Paraty International Literary Festival (FLIP), Casa da Cultura, Rua Dona Geralda, 177 - Centro Histórico – Paraty RJ - Cep: 23.970-000 Brazil

How does the British landscape take shape in the mind of authors writing about Great Britain? Through readings and discussions, the contributors to Granta 119: Great Britain will explore the many stories Great Britain tells about itself nowadays, questioning how those national narratives resonate around the world.