foreign authors vying for sales at the Book Fair – Daily News – Lisbon

The Lisbon Book Fair returns to have a flood of foreign writers. Authors who sell thousands of copies.

Who will sell more books in the 86th edition of the Lisbon Book Fair? This time, it can be said that is a prediction that even the less skilled astrologers and tarot card readers – and publishers – Portuguese would have difficulty doing: José Rodrigues dos Santos. Yes, it is heading to be the only Portuguese who writes 700 pages per book and publish two volumes a year the king of the Fair. In fact, thinking about the Book Fair ended her time the 698 pages of The Purple Pavilion, the second volume of the trilogy starting with The Lotus Flower (688 pages) and publish (in October) with the Middle Kingdom. A saga that in less than a week already is leading all national sales charts.

The representation of national literature does not end this best-seller, even if there are few candidates will be the new novel Domingos Amaral, Portugal Just Born II – the Victory of the Emperor, the more competition should do. As Helena Sacadura Cabral, who recently edited I like Gostar, and always has plenty of visits in many days that wishes to be at the Book Fair to give autographs. What is the situation of António Lobo Antunes, even if no new book a fixture in recite and long lines.

Also there are plenty of long lines to Pedro Chagas Freitas, and his books, despite their close romance only be released after the Fair. With new book is still Pepetela entitled If the Past Not Had Wings, which is one of Lusophone authors most popular at the Fair. The same happens with José Eduardo Agualusa, which has no new novels or Mia Couto, who will have Jerusalem reissued during the event.

Foreign Authors

If the massive presence of Portuguese authors in Lisbon Book Fair is a constant, this time there will be plenty enough foreign authors. John Banville, Marcelo Mirisola, Zoran Zivkovic, M. J. Arlidge, Simon Scarrow, among many others, will be present and push the sales of their latest releases in Portugal. It can even be said that foreign authors are vying for attention that readers gave the national writers, so great starts to their number in Lisbon in this period. Hence it is up to major international authors of the book sales at the Fair, and in this edition there are a handful of titles that are in the crosshairs of the Portuguese goers.

There are those who are almost unknown, as is the case bestseller Dominus, Tom Fox, which rose by national tables at breakneck speed despite being released a few days ago. It is also sure to emerge a novelty that will surprise, one that is definitely considered the successor of The Girl in the Train, Paula Hawkins, the great bestseller in Portugal in 2015/2016, which is the first written by British police Fiona Barton which is entitled The Widow. A policeman part of a pedophilia case and involves a couple who covers up each other, written by a journalist who made the cover of the case Maddie.

You can not forget among foreign authors have taken as big sellers at the Fair Chilean Luis Sepúlveda, who has a new book, children’s story of a dog called Leal, and snatches always many fans at the Fair. Also George R. R. Martin and of Thrones War of volumes will lead sales. Among the foreign writers, we must not forget Joël Dicker, who will be at the fair to launch the successor of The Truth About Harry Quebert If the novel The Baltimore books. Tell yourself that this book is also climbing the sales charts at high speed. The same should happen with the new Ken Follett, a highly successful author in our country and never fails to sell thousands of copies of each volume is published in Portugal. Do not forget the Italian Elena Ferrante, who has a new book, and especially many readers interested in completing the Neapolitan quartet, namely the title The Amiga Genial. Not also ignore the many / books about the Pope. A series of best-selling across the board.

Aliens at the Fair

28/5 18:00 John Banville launches The Blue Guitar

29/5 19:00 Workshop David Frenkiel and Luise Vindhal: Green Kitchen – vegetarian every day

29/5 17:00 Joël Dicker days Baltimore

4/6 16:00 Simon Scarrow, author of the Sunday Times bestseller, Britannia

4 and 5/6 15:00 Janey Louise Jones author Collection Princess Poppy

6/6 Zoran Zivkovic the Earth Fruits

10:11 / 6 of 15 h to 18 h MJ Arlidge Several books

11 and 12/6 15,30 Luis Sepúlveda

11, 24:13 Dorothy Koomson