Resiliência Literature Festival | The three Josés – Craveirinha, Saramago and Pastor

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Resiliência Literature Festival | The three Josés – Craveirinha, Saramago and Pastor

2:02 CAT | 29 Apr 2022

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The Resiliência Literature Festival returns this year in a face-to-face edition at the Camões Cultural Centre in Maputo and the Nedbank Business Lounge on the 3rd and 4th of May.

In addition to the five years of the Sea Horse’s existence, this edition, under the central theme, “And now what, José?”, celebrates three important authors in Mozambique and in the world: José Craveirinha, José Saramago and José Pastor.

The festival, which coincides with the fifth anniversary of the Cavalo do Mar publishing house, is fast becoming a reference in the literary world. Resiliência 5 will feature an unprecedented book fair, with a single price for all works. With the event returning to a face-to-face format, the public will also be able to obtain autographs and better interact with the authors.

“Resiliência 5 has this year a format that expresses the dialogue and encounter between literature and the other arts, which also reflects the profile of the authors to be celebrated: men of culture and deep relationships with music. Hence, music will be present at almost every conversation table. In total, there will be 18 guests, including poets, writers, journalists, teachers, actors and musicians,” the festival programme reads.

For the opening day – Tuesday, May 3 – a conversation between Ungulani Ba Ka Khosa and Mingas, moderated by journalist José dos Remédios, is scheduled, followed by a meeting between Armando Artur, Rogério Manjate and Portuguese writer José Luís Peixoto, moderated by Conceição Siopa. To close the day, in what will certainly be one of the highlights of the festival, there will be a performance by the writer Mélio Tinga and musician Thapelo Motseghwe, in dialogue with José Craveirinha, José Saramago and José Pastor.

On Wednesday, at the Nedbank Business Lounge, poet Álvaro Taruma meets the singer Xixel Langa, around the work ‘Matéria Para Um Grito’, moderated by poet Filimone Meigos. There follows the poetry of José Pastor through the voices of Ana Magaia and Guilherme Mussane, under the moderation of Olga Pires.

To close the day and the festival, writer Lucílio Manjate meets Lenna Bahule to discuss the work ‘A Triste História de Barcolino’, moderated by the poet Mbate Pedro.

The Resiliência Literature Festival has been organised by publishers Cavalo do Mar since 2018, with a view to promoting books and reading and encouraging a greater circulation of works by Mozambican authors, inside and outside the country. Its aim is to contribute to the formation of a resilient literature and reading public in Mozambique and the CPLP generally.