Nuno Júdice

Nuno Júdice studied at University of Lisbon and NOVA University Lisbon. The recorded working language is Portuguese. The field of work recorded is creative and professional writing, poetry and dramatic game. Employment is recorded with NOVA University Lisbon and NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities. Distinctions recorded are Reina Sofía Award.

Júdice was a poet and fiction writer. He was born in Mexilhoeira Grande, Algarve. His literary debut was with the Concept of Poem in 1972. He graduated in Romance Philology from the University of Lisbon and obtained the degree of Doctor from the New University of Lisbon (Universidade Nova), where he was a full professor, presenting in 1989 a thesis on Medieval Literature. He published anthologies, critical editions of literary studies and maintained as a regular contributor in the press. He received Spain's Queen Sofia Ibero-American Poetry Prize in 2013, awarded by the Spanish National Heritage and the University of Salamanca, in the amount of 42,100 euros. He was a member of the editorial board of the magazine Time and Mode between 1969 and 1974. He was the commissioner for the area of Literature "Portugal as a country-theme" at the 49th Frankfurt Book Fair. As a popularizer of Portuguese literature of the twentieth century, he launched in 1993, "Voyage dans un siècle de la Littérature Portugaise". He also organized the European Week of Poetry, under the "Lisbon'94 - European Capital of Culture". In 1996, he released the literary magazine Tobacconist, edited by "Casa Fernando Pessoa". In 1997, he was appointed Cultural Counselor of the Embassy of Portugal and Director of the Camões Institute in Paris. In 2009, he assumed the direction of Colóquio Letras published by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. He had works translated in Spain, Italy, Venezuela, England and France, where he published Un chant dans l’épaisseur du temps in the Collection Poésie chez Éditions Gallimard. He also continued to work for theater and translated authors such as Molière, Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson in his later years. His name was assigned to the Poetry Prize of the City Council Aveiro, Portugal. He was curator for the cultural area José Saramago Foundation, created in 2008. He received the degree of "Oficial da Ordem de Santiago e Espada" (Officer of the Order of Santiago and Sword), in Portugal, and in France, the Officier degree of Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Officer of Arts and Letters). Nuno Júdice died on 17 March 2024, at the age of 74.

• The Age's «Orpheus» A Era de «Orpheu» (1986) • The Space in Text Medieval Tale O Espaço do Conto no Texto Medieval (1991) • The Poetic Process O Processo Poético (1992) • Portugal, Language and Culture Portugal, Língua e Cultura - Commissioner for Seville Exhibition (1992) • Voyage dans un Siècle de Littérature Portugaise (1993) • Journey through a century of Portuguese literature Viagem por um século de literatura portuguesa (1997) • The Masks of the Poem As Máscaras do Poema (1998) • B.I. Little Red Riding Hood B.I. do Capuchinho Vermelho (2003) • The journey of words: Study of Poetry A viagem das palavras: estudo sobre poesia (2005) • The Phenomenon Narrative: from the Popular Tale to Contemporary Fiction O fenómeno narrativo: do conto popular à ficção contemporânea (2005) • The Certificate of Stories A certidão das histórias (2006) • the abecedarian of critical O ABC da Crítica (2010)

• Last word: "Yes Última Palavra: «Sim» (1977) • Plankton Plâncton (1981) • Religious Shroud Manta Religiosa (1982) • The Treasure of the Queen of Sheba Postmodern Tale, O Tesouro da Rainha de Sabá (1984) • Adage Adágio (1984) • The Rosebush of Thorn A Roseira de Espinho (1994) • The Scarlet Woman, briefer A Mulher Escarlate, Brevíssima (1997) • Eve of Shadows Vésperas de Sombra (1998) • For All Ages Por Todos os Séculos (1999) • The Tree of Miracles A Árvore dos Milagres(2000) • The Idea of Love and Other Tales A Ideia do Amor e Outros contos(2003) • The Angel of the Storm O anjo da tempestade (2004) • The Enigma of Salome O Enigma de Salomé (2007) • The Stations of the Cross Os Passos da Cruz (2009) • Two Dialogues between a priest and a dying Dois Diálogos entre um padre e um moribundo (2010) • The Complex of Sagittarius, O Complexo de Sagitário (2011)

• Algarve Notable citizens • gulbenkian Foundation • Interview with Nuno Judice • As tormentas Poetry site * • queen-sofia Award 2013