Oceanos - Portuguese Language Literature Prize (formerly Portugal Telecom Prize for Literature)
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2004) Winner
Paulo Henriques Britto
パウロ・エンリケス・ブリット
Paulo Henriques Britto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1951 （Rio de Janeiro）
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Languages
- Portuguese, English
- Residence History
- Rio de Janeiro (birthplace and primary residence) → Washington, D.C. (childhood stay during father's posting) → Los Angeles (studies in film) → San Francisco (studies in film)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, translator, professor
- Active Years
- 1982-
- Affiliations
- Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Brazilian Academy of Letters (Academia Brasileira de Letras)
- Memberships
- Brazilian Academy of Letters (Academia Brasileira de Letras)
- Influenced By
- William Faulkner, Elizabeth Bishop, John Updike, Thomas Pynchon, Charles Dickens, Byron (George Gordon Byron)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) | — | Portuguese and English Literature | 学士 | — | Brazil |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) | — | Languages / Translation studies | 修士 | — | Brazil |
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
Portuguese and English Literature
Degree:
学士
Year of Graduation:
1978
Country:
Brazil
Graduated in Portuguese and English Literature in 1978
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)
Languages / Translation studies
Degree:
修士
Year of Graduation:
1982
Country:
Brazil
Master's degree in Languages (1982)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Prêmio Alphonsus de Guimarães | Trovar Claro | — | Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Prêmio Portugal Telecom (Oceanos Prize) | Macau | — | Prêmio Portugal Telecom / Oceanos | 受賞 |
Prêmio Alphonsus de Guimarães
1997
Work:
Trovar Claro
Organization:
Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal Foundation
Result:
受賞
Prêmio Portugal Telecom (Oceanos Prize)
2003
Work:
Macau
Organization:
Prêmio Portugal Telecom / Oceanos
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Liturgia da matéria
1982 PoetryDebut poetry collection exploring language and materiality through concise poetic observations.
languagematerialitypoetic observation
Mínima lírica
1989 PoetryA collection of concise poems that render daily life and emotion through condensed language.
everyday lifeemotioncondensation
Trovar Claro
1997 PoetryA mid-career landmark exploring linguistic play and experiments with traditional poetic forms. Award-winning.
linguistic playformal experimentationpoetic tradition
Macau
2003 PoetryA poetry collection addressing cultural intersections, memory, and sense of place. Winner of Prêmio Portugal Telecom.
memorysense of placecultural intersections
Paraísos Artificiais
2004 Short storiesA short story collection depicting contemporary urban life and personal fantasies.
urban lifefantasyhuman relationships
Tarde
2007 Prose/PoetryWorks of short prose and poetic fragments dealing with passage of time, memory, and everyday fragments.
timememoryfragments
Formas do nada
2012 PoetryA significant recent work with poetic reflections on being and nothingness.
existencenothingnessphilosophical reflection
Nenhum Mistério
2018 PoetryA recent volume exploring linguistic transparency and poetic intuition.
languagetransparencyintuition
A tradução literária
2012 Non-fictionEssays and studies on literary translation, addressing practice and theory.
translation theorypractice and theory
Bibliography
- Liturgia da matéria (1982)
- Mínima lírica (1989)
- Trovar Claro (1997)
- Macau (2003)
- Paraísos Artificiais (2004)
- Tarde (2007)
- Eu quero é botar meu bloco na rua (2009)
- Formas do nada (2012)
- A tradução literária (2012)
- O castiçal florentino (2021)
- Nenhum Mistério (2018)
Translations of Works
- The Clean Shirt of It (translated by Idra Novey, BOA Editions, 2007)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- a style that moves between condensed language and poetic prosevocabulary shaped by translator's perspectiveconcise expression with attention to detail
- Recurring Motifs
- language and translationcity and memorytime and fragmentsboundaries between self and other
Legacy
An important contemporary poet and translator in the Lusophone world. Through numerous translations of English-language authors he has contributed to Brazil's literary connections abroad and exerts influence in academic and pedagogical circles. Elected to the Brazilian Academy of Letters in 2025.
Academic Societies
- Brazilian Academy of Letters (Academia Brasileira de Letras)
Trivia
- Has translated over 100 books into Portuguese (including William Faulkner, Elizabeth Bishop, and others).
- Lived in Washington, D.C. for about two and a half years at age ten due to his father's posting.
- Associate professor at PUC-Rio teaching translation, creative writing and Brazilian literature.
- Elected to the Brazilian Academy of Letters on May 22, 2025.