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João Luís Barreto Guimarães

A poet, translator and physician, who comes from Porto. He has written 13 collections of poetry, which have won him numerous Portuguese and international awards. His works have been translated into many languages and published in Europe, the USA and South Korea. In 2022, he was awarded the prestigious Prémio Pessoa, given to personalities who have made a significant contribution to Portuguese culture. His poetry collections Nómada and Mediterrâneo have been translated to Czech by Kateřina Ritterová. The author’s poetry is influenced by his medical profession. His work is written in a civil language and has a humanistic tone. It focuses more on objective reality and is characterised by humour and irony.
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 João Luís Barreto Guimarães