{"id":385852,"date":"2025-04-10T16:14:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T19:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=385852"},"modified":"2025-04-10T16:14:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T19:14:38","slug":"palestine-brazil-story-collection-to-be-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/palestine-brazil-story-collection-to-be-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"Palestine-Brazil story collection to be launched"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The Brazilian Writers\u2019 Union (UBE<\/a>) will launch the Palestinian-Brazilian Short Story Anthology this year, available for free online. The project was officially presented on Thursday (10) in S\u00e3o Paulo, alongside Murad Sudani, chairman of the General Union for Palestinian Writers. During the event, writer Milton Hatoum was honored by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with the Order of Culture, Science, and Arts in the \u201cCreativity\u201d category. Sudani presented the medal on Abbas\u2019s behalf.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hatoum (L) and Sudani: Palestinian recognition of the Brazilian author\u2019s writings and translations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The first vice president of UBE, Ricardo Fernandes, said the anthology is an opportunity to spread awareness of Palestinian literary production in Brazil and vice versa. \u201cIt can give Brazilian readers and the general population an idea of what’s happening on the ground in Palestine and thus garner support. By doing our part with ink and paper, we can expose the horror of what\u2019s happening and perhaps initiate a new moment. It\u2019s about giving a voice to the Palestinian people and at the very least helping to coordinate change,\u201d Fernandes told ANBA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The texts will be translated by Beatriz Negreiros Gemignani, Alexandre Facuri Chareti, and Maria Carolina Gon\u00e7alves, under the coordination of Mamede Mustafa Jarouche, professor of Arabic in the Department of Oriental Languages at the Faculty of Philosophy, Letters, and Human Sciences of the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (FFLCH-USP). He said the team already has the Palestinian texts, which will begin to be translated in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The publication of this anthology is part of a UBE project to promote literature from various countries and Brazil, always in bilingual editions so that people from both nations can learn about the literary production of the partner country. A Sino-Brazilian short story anthology has already been published. The dissemination of Palestinian works will be possible due to an agreement signed between UBE and the General Union for Palestinian Writers also on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brazilian readers will have access to short stories by writer and co-founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Ghassan Kanafani (1936\u20131972), as well as poet and journalist Dunia al-Amal Ismail, among other Palestinian authors. On the Brazilian side, the anthology will feature short stories by Graciliano Ramos (1892\u20131953), Machado de Assis (1839\u20131908), and Milton Hatoum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palestinian tribute to Milton Hatoum<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hatoum attended the event and was honored by the Palestinians for his writings, translations, and cultural contributions. \u201cThis medal is dedicated to all Brazilian writers who support the Palestinians in their struggle for liberation,\u201d said Sudani while presenting the tribute to Hatoum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born in Manaus, Amazonas state, the Brazilian writer is of Lebanese descent and authored Ashes of the Amazon<\/em>, The Brothers<\/em>, and Tale of a Certain Orient<\/em>, among other books. His works have been translated into Arabic. \u201cThis is the greatest award of my life, which I will show to my children and my readers,\u201d said Hatoum as he thanked for the tribute, affirming that he has \u201cnever\u201d hesitated in defending the Palestinian people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting was attended by the president of UBE, Ricardo Ramos Filho, the second treasurer of UBE and editor, Sandra Espilotro, translator Maria Carolina Gon\u00e7alves, and the president of the Arab-Palestinian Federation of Brazil (FEPAL), Ualid Rabah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more<\/em>:
Hatoum, Safa Jubran to discuss Elias Khoury\u2019s book<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marcos Carrieri\/ANBA<\/div>
Marcos Carrieri\/ANBA<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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