Camões Prize (Prémio Camões)
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (2015) Winner
Hélia Correia
ヘリア・コレイア
Helia Correia
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1949-02-00 （Lisbon）
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Languages
- Portuguese
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, playwright, poet, translator, former high school teacher
- Active Years
- 1981-
- Influenced By
- Camilo Castelo Branco, Emily Brontë, ancient Greek drama
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Lisbon | Faculty of Letters (Romance Philology) | Romance Philology | — | — | Portugal |
University of Lisbon
Faculty of Letters (Romance Philology)
/ Romance Philology
Country:
Portugal
Studied Romance Philology; began publishing poetry during university years.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Portuguese PEN Club prize | Lillias Fraser | — | Portuguese PEN Club | Winner |
| 2006 | Prémio Máxima de Literatura | Bastardia | — | Máxima (magazine) | Winner |
| 2010 | Prémio da Fundação Inês de Castro | Adoecer | — | Fundação Inês de Castro | Winner |
| 2012 | Casino da Póvoa prize | A Terceira Miséria | — | Casino da Póvoa | Winner |
| 2013 | Vergílio Ferreira Prize | Entire oeuvre | — | University of Évora | Winner |
| 2013 | Prémio Literário Correntes d'Escritas | A Terceira Miséria | — | Correntes d'Escritas | Winner |
| 2015 | Grand Prize Camilo Castelo Branco | Vinte degraus e outros contos | — | unknown | Winner |
| 2015 | Camões Prize | Entire oeuvre | — | Camões Prize | Winner |
Portuguese PEN Club prize
2001
Work:
Lillias Fraser
Organization:
Portuguese PEN Club
Result:
Winner
Prémio Máxima de Literatura
2006
Work:
Bastardia
Organization:
Máxima (magazine)
Result:
Winner
Prémio da Fundação Inês de Castro
2010
Work:
Adoecer
Organization:
Fundação Inês de Castro
Result:
Winner
Casino da Póvoa prize
2012
Work:
A Terceira Miséria
Organization:
Casino da Póvoa
Result:
Winner
Vergílio Ferreira Prize
2013
Work:
Entire oeuvre
Organization:
University of Évora
Result:
Winner
Prémio Literário Correntes d'Escritas
2013
Work:
A Terceira Miséria
Organization:
Correntes d'Escritas
Result:
Winner
Grand Prize Camilo Castelo Branco
2015
Work:
Vinte degraus e outros contos
Organization:
unknown
Result:
Winner
Camões Prize
2015
Work:
Entire oeuvre
Organization:
Camões Prize
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
O Separar das Águas
1981 FictionDebut novel exploring personal and social memory and transformation, containing elements of magic realism.
memorytransformationmagic realism
O Número dos Vivos
1982 Fiction (elements of magic realism)Early-1980s novel characterized by a fusion of magic realism and traditional narrative forms.
reality and fantasyfamily history
Montedemo
1983 Fiction (magic realism)Notable early work where the fantastic and the everyday intertwine.
fantasytraditionfemale perspective
Lillias Fraser
2001 Historical fictionSet between 1746 and 1762 across Scotland and Portugal; intertwines historical events such as the Lisbon earthquake. Winner of the Portuguese PEN Club prize.
historymemorycultural intersections
A Terceira Miséria
2012 PoetryA poetry collection that pays homage to Greece; critically acclaimed and award-winning.
Greek mythexistencesorrow
Vinte degraus e outros contos
2014 Short storiesA collection of short stories juxtaposing the quotidian with mythic elements; awarded the 2015 Grand Prize.
the everyday and the mythicfemale figuresmemory
Bibliography
- O Separar das Águas (1981)
- O Número dos Vivos (1982)
- Montedemo (1983)
- Villa Celeste (1985)
- Soma (1987)
- A Fenda Erótica (1988)
- A Casa Eterna (1991)
- Insânia (1996)
- Lillias Fraser (2001)
- Antartida de mil folhas (2001)
- Apodera-te de mim (2002)
- Contos (2008)
- Vinte degraus e outros contos (2014)
- A Pequena Morte / Esse Eterno Canto (1986) - poetry
- A Terceira Miséria (2012) - poetry
- Perdição, Exercício sobre Antígona (1991) - theatre
- Florbela (1991) - theatre
- O Rancor, Exercício sobre Helena (2000) - theatre
- A Luz de Newton (1988) - children's
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- A blend of traditional narrative techniques and contemporary narrationElements of magic realismPoetic and symbolic storytelling that reinterprets classical drama and myth
- Recurring Motifs
- Greek myth and female heroinesmemory and historyhistorical events such as earthquakeshome and kinship
Legacy
Hélia Correia is one of the leading Portuguese writers since the 1980s, noted for innovative portrayals of the female perspective through magic realism and reinterpretations of classical myths. She has received numerous major national awards and gained international recognition with the 2015 Camões Prize.
Quotes
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Her works are "visceral" and "primordial".
Source: Maria Teresa Horta (critique) (2011)
Trivia
- Her father was an anti-fascist who was arrested under the Salazar regime before her birth.
- She began publishing poetry while a university student.
- From the 1990s she wrote several plays that reinterpret ancient Greek myths from female perspectives.
- Won the Camões Prize in 2015.