Camões Prize (Prémio Camões)
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (2024) Winner
Adélia Prado
アデリア・ルジア・プラド・フレイタス
Adélia Prado
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1935-12-13 （Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil）
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Residence History
- Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil (resident)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer, Former educator
- Active Years
- 1976-
- Affiliations
- City of Divinópolis (Cultural Liaison, 1983–1988)
- Influenced By
- Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Affonso Romano de Sant'Anna
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Divinópolis | — | Philosophy and Religious Education | — | — | Brazil |
University of Divinópolis
Philosophy and Religious Education
Country:
Brazil
First in her family to attend university; earned degrees in Philosophy and Religious Education.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Griffin Lifetime Recognition Award | — | — | Griffin Poetry Prize trustees | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Camões Prize | — | — | Camões Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Jornal de Poesia 'A Lista Dos 20' ranking | — | — | Brazilian National Library's Jornal de Poesia | 評者選定で第4位 |
Griffin Lifetime Recognition Award
2014
Organization:
Griffin Poetry Prize trustees
Result:
受賞
Camões Prize
2024
Organization:
Camões Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Jornal de Poesia 'A Lista Dos 20' ranking
1998
Organization:
Brazilian National Library's Jornal de Poesia
Result:
評者選定で第4位
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bagagem (Baggage)
1976 PoetryHer first poetry collection, showing her style that links everyday detail with religious depth.
everyday lifeCatholicismfemale experiencecorporealitymysticism
Translations
- Bagagem (translated title: Baggage)
Ex-Voto
Poetry / Prose poetryA collection where faith and the everyday intersect; has been translated into English.
faithdevotionsacralization of the everyday
Translations
- Ex-Voto: Poems of Adélia Prado (translated by Ellen Doré Watson)
Bibliography
- Bagagem
- Ex-Voto
- O Alfabeto no Parque (The Alphabet in the Park)
Translations of Works
- The Alphabet in the Park (translated by Ellen Doré Watson, 1990)
- Ex-Voto: Poems of Adélia Prado (translated by Ellen Doré Watson, 2013)
- The Mystical Rose: Selected Poems (translated by Ellen Doré Watson, 2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- intimate, quotidian narrationconcise yet symbolic imagerycoexistence of religious/mystical elements and corporeality
- Recurring Motifs
- domestic daily lifesaints and religious imageryfemale body and emotionssmall rituals and votive offerings (ex-voto)
Legacy
Considered one of Brazil's foremost contemporary poets, Prado is internationally acclaimed for her unique poetry that links the everyday with faith. Her work has been translated into multiple languages and recognized with international prizes and honors.
Quotes
-
It's the soul that's erotic.
Source: Interview / cited remark (source details not specified)
Trivia
- Her poetry was 'discovered' when she was 40 and publicly introduced in 1976.
- Worked as a teacher until 1979 and served as Cultural Liaison for the City of Divinópolis from 1983 to 1988.
- Known in the English-speaking world through translations by Ellen Doré Watson.