Born 1946 · Portugal
APE 2023 · Winner
Title translated by AI:“Mercy”
Lídia Jorge · 76 when first published
Novel · 457 pages
AI-generated summary:In the Hotel Paraíso, a care home in the invented town of Valmares, Dona Alberti, confined to a wheelchair but sharp of mind, records on tape the last year of her life among the residents and their carers.
APE 2015 · Shortlist
Title translated by AI:“The Memorable Ones”
Lídia Jorge · 68 when first published
Novel · 341 pages · Politics, Historical
AI-generated summary:In 2004 Ana Maria Machado, a Portuguese reporter based in Washington, returns home to film the story of the 1974 revolution, tracking down its heroes and witnesses with two former colleagues.
APE 2003 · Winner
O Vento Assobiando nas Gruas
Lídia Jorge · 56 when first published
Novel · 528 pages · Migration, Love
AI-generated summary:In an invented Algarve village, Milene, thirty-four and seeing everything with a child's eyes, stays behind when her relatives go on holiday and lets a group of Cape Verdean immigrants settle in the disused cannery her family owns.