Awards
A award seen as a predecessor to the Nobel Prize. The first laureates were Jorge Luis Borges and Samuel Beckett. And recently, two of the Formentor Prize laureates received the Nobel Prize two years later: Annie Ernaux and the current Nobel winner László Krasznahorkai.
Awarded in Romania for his body of work, the 2018 Literature Without Borders Prize recognizes Gonçalo M. Tavares’s unique ability to transcend geographical, linguistic, and cultural barriers. The award celebrates the universal scale of his literary universe and the way his writing resonates with international readers and critics alike.
Awarded by the University of Évora, the 2017 Vergílio Ferreira Prize honored Gonçalo M. Tavares for his total body of essayistic and literary work. Established to pay tribute to the writer whose name it bears, the award annually recognizes prominent figures in Portuguese-language literature, highlighting the uniqueness, reflective depth, and impact of the author's artistic creation and thought on the contemporary cultural landscape.
Awarded annually to distinguish personalities of recognized merit who have made relevant contributions to the advancement and projection of science, culture, or art, the University of Lisbon Prize honored Gonçalo M. Tavares in 2019. The award recognizes the author's international projection and the extraordinary originality of his literary and essayistic output, consolidating his central role in contemporary thought and cultural creation in the Portuguese language.