Oceanos - Portuguese Language Literature Prize (formerly Portugal Telecom Prize for Literature)
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2012) Winner
Valter Hugo Mãe
ヴァルテル・ウーゴ・マエ
Valter Hugo Mãe
Aliases:
valter hugo mãe / Valter Hugo Lemos
Pen Names:
valter hugo mãe (artistic name)（Uses the all-lowercase form as an artistic name and stylistic choice.）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1971-09-25 （Henrique de Carvalho, Colonial Angola）
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Languages
- Portuguese
- Residence History
- Paços de Ferreira (childhood) → Vila do Conde (moved in 1980) → Porto area (creative activity, exhibitions)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Singer, Plastic/visual artist, Editor
- Active Years
- 1996-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Reported to have graduated in Law and done postgraduate work in Modern and Contemporary Portuguese literature; exact institutions not confirmed here.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Almeida Garrett Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | José Saramago Prize | O remorso de Baltazar Serapião | — | Fundação Círculo de Leitores | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Grande Prémio Portugal Telecom de Literatura (Best Book of the Year) | — | 最優秀書籍 | Portugal Telecom | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Grande Prémio Portugal Telecom de Literatura (Best Novel of the Year) | — | 最優秀長編 | Portugal Telecom | 受賞 |
Almeida Garrett Prize
1999
Result:
受賞
José Saramago Prize
2007
Work:
O remorso de Baltazar Serapião
Organization:
Fundação Círculo de Leitores
Result:
受賞
Grande Prémio Portugal Telecom de Literatura (Best Book of the Year)
2012
Category:
最優秀書籍
Organization:
Portugal Telecom
Result:
受賞
Grande Prémio Portugal Telecom de Literatura (Best Novel of the Year)
2012
Category:
最優秀長編
Organization:
Portugal Telecom
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
O nosso reino
2004 NovelAn early novel dealing with community, solitude and memory.
communitymemorysolitude
O remorso de Baltazar Serapião
2006 NovelWinner of the 2007 José Saramago Prize; a lyrical, image-rich novel that drew wide attention.
guiltmemoryhuman fate
A Máquina de Fazer Espanhóis
2010 NovelA widely read work centered on an elderly retiree, exploring generations, history and solitude.
generationshistorysolitude
O Filho de Mil Homens
2011 NovelA novel about human connection, family and fatherhood that gained international attention.
familyfatherhoodcommunity
A Desumanização
2013 NovelA recent work focusing on loss of humanity and social alienation.
alienationhumanitysocial critique
Bibliography
- silencioso corpo de fuga (poetry, 1996)
- o nosso reino (novel, 2004)
- o remorso de baltazar serapião (novel, 2006)
- a máquina de fazer espanhóis (novel, 2010)
- o filho de mil homens (novel, 2011)
- A Desumanização (novel, 2013)
- As Doenças do Brasil (novel, 2021)
- Deus na Escuridão (novel, 2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Poetic, image-rich proseExperimental expressionVisual stylistic choices such as all-lowercase writing
- Recurring Motifs
- memorysolitudefamilyidentityexile/origin
Legacy
Regarded as one of contemporary Portugal's notable writers. Gained wide attention after winning the 2007 José Saramago Prize, and is known for a broad creative output spanning poetry, novels, children's literature, music and visual art.
In Popular Culture
- Known beyond literature for singing in the band Governo and for visual art exhibitions (first public exhibition in Porto, 2007).
Quotes
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"a true literary tsunami"
Source: José Saramago (José Saramago Prize ceremony, 2007) (2007)
Trivia
- Intentionally writes his name and works in all-lowercase.
- Born in Henrique de Carvalho, then Colonial Angola.
- Held his first public visual art exhibition in Porto in 2007.
- Has performed as a singer in the band O Governo.