Portuguese in Translation

You can now watch a few of the video-clips from our 21st session on our YouTube channel. The session took place on 18th of March and we discussed Mário de Andrade's Macunaíma alongside translator Katrina Dodson. Follow the link to watch: @PortugueseinTranslation/videos" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@PortugueseinT…

Would you like to explore an exciting array of literature from a linguistic community which uniquely spans four continents? You should try PinT – a book club which discusses Portuguese-language literature in English translation! pintbookclub.com

A huge THANK YOU to everybody who has donated so far! We are working on ways to grow our project, and we wish to pay our collaborators. Please consider supporting our effort, even with a small amount, which will certainly make a difference: pintbookclub.com/support-us

Register now to discuss The Tokyo Suite (Europa Editions 2025) alongside Brazilian author Giovana Madalosso and translator Bruna Dantas Lobato at our next online event in mid-May. Follow the link: pintbookclub.com/event-details/…

Bruna Dantas Lobato is a Brazilian writer and literary translator based in New York City. Her writing has appeared in A Public Space, BOMB, Ploughshares, The Common, and elsewhere, and has been recognized with fellowships from Yaddo, A Public Space, (...) wordswithoutborders.org/contributors/v…

Registration is open for our 22nd session, to discuss The Tokyo Suite (Giovana Madalosso, tr. Bruna Dantas Lobato, Europa Editions 2025) alongside both author and translator. The event is on Wednesday, 20th of May 2026 at 19h (GMT+1): pintbookclub.com/event-details/…

Register now to discuss The Tokyo Suite alongside Brazilian author Giovana Madalosso and translator Bruna Dantas Lobato at our 22nd online session in mid-May. Follow the link: pintbookclub.com/event-details/…

"A contemplative novel, The Tokyo Suite examines the flawed aspects of being human and all that it entails." Read the full review on THE TOKYO SUITE (Giovana Madalasso, tr. Bruna Dantas Lobato, Europa Editions 2025): swirlandthread.com/the-tokyo-suit…

Register to discuss The Tokyo Suite (Europa Editions, 2025) alongside Brazilian author Giovana Madalosso and translator Bruna Dantas Lobato at our 22nd online session in mid-May. Follow the link: pintbookclub.com/event-details/…

"The bus station isn’t far, and in half an hour we’re there. I look around to see if there’s anyone I know. Of course not, but I pick up the pace anyway. I tuck Cora into the elevator, the poor thing squeezed between our bags." THE TOKYO SUITE: goodreads.com/book/show/2142…

Não perca a oportunidade de conversar sobre a tradução inglesa de Suíte Tóquio com a escritora Giovana Madalosso e a tradutora Bruna Dantas Lobato no nosso próximo encontro online, que será um evento bilingue em inglês e português. Inscreva-se já: pintbookclub.com/pt/event-detai…

Ana Paula Maia, an author we had the pleasure to host at our 12th event, has been shortlisted for the International Booker Prize with her novel On Earth As It Is Beneath (tr. Padma Viswanathan, Charco Press 2025). Congratulations to both author and translator!

Nesta segunda parte da conversa do podcast “A Beleza das Pequenas Coisas”, a escritora Giovana Madalosso fala da relação umbilical que tem com o humor, sempre presente na sua literatura, (...). Ouça aqui: expresso.pt/podcasts/a-bel…

Why not try a new kind of PinT this year – one that tastes of Portuguese-language literature in English translation?! At PinT Book Club we host online sessions every 2 months where we discuss interesting texts from all over the Portuguese-speaking world. pintbookclub.com

Thank you to everyone who has already taken the time to complete our survey. We're always looking for ways to enhance our book club experience, so if you've attended, we would love to know what you enjoyed and what could be improved: us13.list-manage.com/survey?u=be5ab…

Bruna Dantas Lobato is a writer and translator. Her fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, Guernica, A Public Space, The Dial, and The Common. Learn more: brunadantaslobato.com/about [photo ©Ashley Pieper]

Registration is open for our 22nd session, to discuss The Tokyo Suite (Giovana Madalosso, tr. Bruna Dantas Lobato, Europa Editions 2025) alongside both author and translator. The event is on Wednesday, 20th of May 2026 at 19h (GMT+1). Follow the link: pintbookclub.com/event-details/…

Register to discuss The Tokyo Suite alongside Brazilian author Giovana Madalosso and translator Bruna Dantas Lobato at our 22nd session in mid-May. Follow the link: pintbookclub.com/event-details/…

"The Tokyo Suite (...) is an ambitious novel. It explores and questions gender roles and expectations in marriage and caregiving, the very structure of traditional marriages, (...) — a vast territory that Madalosso covers expertly." readingintranslation.com/2025/03/03/gio…

Don't miss out the opportunity to discuss The Tokyo Suite alongside Brazilian author Giovana Madalosso and translator Bruna Dantas Lobato at our next online event in mid-May. Register now: pintbookclub.com/event-details/…