São Paulo – On Tuesday (7), Sesc Nova Friburgo, located in the homonymous city in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, kicks off a literary immersion on the works of author Salim Miguel. The program is part of the 100th birthday celebration of Miguel, who was born in Lebanon and later became a naturalized Brazilian citizen, one of the greatest authors in Brazil’s state of Santa Catarina. He died in 2016 and would have turned 100 in January 2024.
Activities start with an opening on the 7th at 10am, when Professor Muna Omran, who’s also a writer and playwright, will speak about Salim Miguel and his work in a lecture titled “Os Vários Salim” [The Various Salims]. The next day, May 8, Professor Márcia Assaf conducts a creative writing workshop titled “Saberes e Sabores” [Savoir and Savors] based on a sensorial experience of Lebanese diaspora’s cuisine.
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On May 9, a dramatic reading from the book Nur na escuridão [Nur in the Dark] will be performed by actor Pedro Máximo, an adaptation made by Omran and directed by Simone Kalil. On May 10, Antônio Carlos Miguel, journalist and Salim Miguel’s son, and Stefania Chiarrelli, professor of Brazilian literature at the Fluminense Federal University, participate in an debate on the author moderated by Omran.
The immersion project on Salim Miguel won the Sesc-Pulsar a Imersão Literária competition. Throughout the activities books will be raffled among all attendees. Admission is free, and the event will feature translation into Brazilian Sign Language. It is produced by Mabruk Produção Cultural e Artística and Trípoli Cultural.
Literary Immersion Salim Miguel Centenary
May 07 to 10, 2024
Sesc Nova Friburgo
Av. Pres. Costa e Silva, 231 – Centro, Nova Friburgo – RJ
Free admission
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Translated by Guilherme Miranda
