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Zusatztext 93750898 Informationen zum Autor Mia Couto was born in Beira, Mozambique, in 1955. He dropped out of medical school to join the struggle against Portuguese colonialism in his country. When Mozambique became independent in 1975, Couto was named Director of Information in the revolutionary government and served as editor of two newspapers. In the 1980s, he returned to university to study environmental biology while beginning his writing career. Couto is the author of more than 25 books of fiction, essays and poems. His novels and short story collections have been published in 20 languages; made into feature films; been bestsellers in Africa, Europe, and South America; and awarded major literary prizes in Mozambique, Portugal, Brazil, and Italy, including the 2013 Camões Prize, and the 2014 Neustadt International Prize for Literature. In 2015, he was a finalist for the Man Booker International Prize. His novel The Tuner of Silences was longlisted for the 2015 IMPAC Dublin Award, while Confession of the Lioness was shortlisted for the Award in 2017. Mia Couto lives with his family in Maputo, Mozambique, where he works as an environmental consultant and a theatre director. Klappentext A new translation of brilliant stories by Man Booker-finalist and author of Confession of the Lioness. Vorwort 250+ national review copy mailingStrong focus on outlets who favorably reviewed Couto's FSG novel, in addition to our contacts in NY media, along w/ all translation outletsInclusion in academic catalogsAcademic outreach to centers for African & Portuguese literature: University of Massachussetts, U.C. Berkeley, CUNY, U.C. Santa Barbara, UPenn, UofT Austin, etc. Co-op available Advance reader copies National print and online campaign General interest: The Believer, Bookforum, The Atlantic, The New York Times, NYTBR, LA Times, Time, LARB, Harper’s, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, SF Chronicle Trades: Publisher’s Weekly, Booklist, Kirkus, Library Journal Shelf Awareness North American TV & Radio Campaign. Pitch interviews and reviews to NPR and CBC. Online and Social Media Campaign.Pitch interviews and reviews to The Rumpus, Electric Literature, The Millions, Largehearted Boy, Shelf Awareness, Jezebel, Slate, Salon, LARB, NYRB, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, Quarterly Conversation, Brooklyn Rail, Flavorwire, Buzzfeed. Canadian Media: Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, National Post, Vancouver Sun, Montreal Gazette, Quill & Quire, Canadian Notes and Queries, Winnipeg Free Press Promote on Social Media and via Biblioasis and author websites.General Ebook Plan.Ebook available through Biblioasis and author websites.Giveaways through Edelweiss, Facebook, Goodreads, Twitter Zusammenfassung A new translation of brilliant stories by Man Booker-finalist and author of Confession of the Lioness....
