Gonçalo M. Tavares was born in Luanda in 1970 and teaches the Theory of Science in Lisbon.
He has surprised his readers with the variety of books he has published since 2001 and has been awarded an impressive number of national and international literary prizes in a very short time.
In 2005, with “Jerusalém”, he won the José Saramago Prize for young writers under 35. “Jerusalém” was also awarded the Prémio Portugal Telecom de Literatura em Língua Portuguesa 2007 and the LER/Millenium Prize.
His novel “Aprender a rezar na era da técnica” received the prestigious Prize for the Best Foreign Book in France, in 2010. This book was also shortlisted for the renowned French literary awards Femina Étranger Prize and Médicis Prize and won the Special Prize of the Jury of the Grand Prix Littéraire du Web Cultura 2010.
In 2011, Gonçalo M. Tavares received the renowned Grande Prémio da Associação Portuguesa de Escritores. He was also nominated for the renowned Dutch Europese Literatuurprijs 2013 and was long-listed for the Best Translated Fiction Book Award 2013. He was nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin award 2013 and, most recently, for the Prix Jean-Monnet de Littérature Européenne 2015 and 2019.
Gonçalo M. Tavares’ work has been published in almost 50 countries.
