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Prémio Leya

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The Prémio Leya is a Portuguese literary award established in 2008 and awarded annually by the Portuguese book publishing company Leya to an unpublished Portuguese-language novel. The winner receives €100,000 making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world.

Winners

  • 2008: In the first edition of the prize, the winner was Brazilian Murilo Antônio de Carvalho, for O Rastro do Jaguar. The juri was presided by Manuel Alegre and included José Carlos Seabra Pereira and Nuno Júdice, from Portugal; Lourenço Rosário, from Mozambique; Pepetela, from Angola; and Rita Chaves and Carlos Heitor Cony, from Brazil.
  • 2009: The Leya Prize was awarded to João Paulo Borges Coelho, a Mozambican historian and writer.
  • 2010: Not assigned
  • 2011: The Leya Prize was awarded to João Ricardo Pedro, from (Portugal), with the book O teu rosto será o último.
  • 2012: Debaixo de algum céu, from Nuno Camarneiro (Portugal), was the winner.
  • 2013: Uma Outra Voz, from Gabriela Ruivo Trindade.
  • 2014: O Meu Irmão, from Afonso Reis Cabral.

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    Prémio Leya Wikipedia
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