About Milton Hatoum, a lecture and conversation with Maya Jaggi
Join us for an evening with acclaimed Brazilian author Milton Hatoum, who will deliver a lecture on his literary work followed by a conversation with award-winning writer and critic Maya Jaggi. Hatoum, who is a three-time winner of the prestigious Prêmio Jabuti, is widely celebrated for novels such as Two Brothers and Orphans of Eldorado, which explore memory, family histories, exile, and the cultural and social landscapes of the Amazon region.
Hatoum will reflect more broadly on his writing practice and the themes and concerns that have shaped his career, including questions of place, identity, displacement, and contemporary Brazilian society. In conversation with Maya Jaggi, the evening will consider Hatoum's influences, narrative craft, and the international reception of his work, situating it within wider currents of contemporary world literature.
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Milton Hatoum
Milton Hatoum (Manaus, Brazil) debuted in fiction in 1989 with Tale of a Certain Orient, winner of the Jabuti, Brazil’s most prestigious literary prize.
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His novel The Brothers was adapted for television, theatre, and graphic novels. Ashes of the Amazon won several literary prizes. In recent years he released the trilogy O Lugar Mais Sombrio. His fiction has been published in fourteen countries. In 2018 he received the Roger Caillois Prize.
Maya Jaggi
Maya Jaggi is an award-winning writer, critic and cultural journalist.
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A contributing art critic for Financial Times, she is also chair of judges of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Literature Prize, and a former arts writer and fiction critic for The Guardian, where she profiled a dozen Nobel laureates, and global cultural figures from Edward Said to Umberto Eco. Elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2023, she holds degrees from Oxford and LSE, and an honorary doctorate from the Open University for 'extending the map of international writing'.
Venue and bar opening times
This is an in-person only event in the British Library Knowledge Centre.
The Knowledge Centre and bar open from 18.00.
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Concessions
There are a range of concessions available. These include discounts for British Library Members, Young Persons (16–25s), and visitors on Universal/Pension Credit and free entry for carers.
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