Bruna Dantas Lobato at the 2023 National Book Awards

Bruna Dantas Lobato is a writer and translator of Brazilian literature. Her translation of The Words That Remain by Stênio Gardel won the 2023 National Book Award for Translated Literature.[1][2] Her translation of The Dark Side of Skin by Jeferson Tenório won an English PEN Translates Award,[3] and her translation of Moldy Strawberries by Caio Fernando Abreu was longlisted for the PEN Translation Prize and the Republic of Consciousness Prize.[4][5]

Early life and education

Dantas Lobato was born in Natal, in the Northeast of Brazil.[6] As a high school student, she was selected to the United States Department of State and U.S. Embassy in Brazil exchange program Youth Ambassadors,[7][8] which first brought her to the United States to study U.S. politics and youth leadership. As a Youth Ambassador to Brazil, Dantas Lobato visited the White House, where she met Michelle Obama.[9][10]

She was an avid reader from a young age and took her first creative writing class as a scholarship student at Phillips Exeter Academy. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University, an MFA in Literary Translation from the University of Iowa, and a BA in Literature from Bennington College, where she is Visiting Faculty for Spring 2024.[11][12]

Life and work

In addition to translating Brazilian literature into English, Dantas Lobato an advocate for translators translating out of their heritage languages and has led panels on the topic.[13][14][15]

Dantas Lobato currently serves on the board of directors of the American Literary Translators Association.[16] She lives in St. Louis.[11]

Awards

Books

Translations

References

  1. 1 2 "The Words That Remain". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  2. ↑ Harris, Elizabeth A.; Alter, Alexandra (2023-11-16). "Justin Torres, Author of 'Blackouts,' Wins National Book Award for Fiction". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  3. 1 2 "PEN Translates winners announced". English Pen. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  4. 1 2 "Announcing the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists –". PEN America. 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  5. 1 2 "Our 2022 Longlist!". Republic of Consciousness Prize. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  6. ↑ Becker, Eric (2023-10-03). "The National Book Award Interviews: Bruna Dantas Lobato and Stênio Gardel". Words Without Borders. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  7. ↑ Brazil, U. S. Mission (2023-06-30). "Applications open for the 2024 Youth Ambassadors program". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Brazil. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  8. ↑ Brazil, U. S. Mission (2013-12-11). "Youth Ambassadors Personal Blogs". U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Brazil. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  9. ↑ "Embaixada dos EUA lança projeto Jovens Embaixadores". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  10. ↑ Brasilia, U. S. Embassy (2010-01-13), Primeira-Dama dos EUA Recebe Jovens Embaixadores Brasileiros / First Lady Michelle Obama Welcomes Brazilian, retrieved 2023-11-23
  11. 1 2 "Bruna Dantas Lobato". Bruna Dantas Lobato. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  12. ↑ "Bruna Dantas Lobato | Bennington College". www.bennington.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  13. ↑ "'Building Something Together': Translators Discuss Their Art". The New York Times. 2023-06-28. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  14. ↑ "Translators on the Art of Translating". KQED. 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  15. ↑ "Motherless Tongues, Multiple Belongings I". HowlRound Theatre Commons. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  16. ↑ "Board of Directors | The American Literary Translators Association". literarytranslators.org. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  17. ↑ "2019 PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grants". PEN America. 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
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