The Birth of a Book.

Valter Hugo Mãe, one of the most acclaimed voices in contemporary Portuguese literature, presents his new novel in an encounter that celebrates literary creation as both an intimate and a shared gesture.

The author of a body of work profoundly shaped by an attentiveness to the human condition, he crafts narratives in which language approaches the essential, revealing fragility, beauty, and conflict.

The presentation will be led by Héctor Abad Faciolince, whose writing—also centred on memory and lived experience—establishes a natural dialogue with the author’s universe.

Through readings and conversation, this event offers an insight into the creative process, the themes that run through the work, and the place of literature in the present day.