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Adriana Lisboa

Translated by Lucy Greaves

‘They hadn’t tried them yet but the girls both knew, from the adverts, that Hollywood cigarettes were awesome.’

Adriana Lisboa

Brazilian author Adriana Lisboa was born in Rio de Janeiro. She has published ten books, among which five novels, a collection of short stories and prose poetry, and books for children. Her work has been translated in several countries, including France, the United States, Mexico, Italy, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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Translated by Lucy Greaves

Lucy Greaves is a literary translator and bike mechanic who lives in Bristol, UK. They hold an MA in Literary Translation from the University of East Anglia and won the 2013 Harvill Secker Young Translators’ Prize. Their co-translation of Gabriela Wiener’s Sexographies is published by Restless Books.

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