PAL honours Portuguese writer in special session

Islamabad:Pakistan Academy of Letters(PAL) held a special session as part of the ‘Meet the Writers’ series in honour of renowned Portuguese writer and cultural journalist, Teresa Nicolau.

The event was presided over by the Ambassador of Portugal to Pakistan, Manuel Frederico Pinheiro Da Silva, said a press release here on Thursday. Portuguese Ambassador to Pakistan Manuel Frederico Pinheiro Da Silva in his remarks, expressed his pleasure at visiting the PAL for the fourth time and emphasized the need to further enhance literary collaboration between the two countries.

Teresa Nicolau in her address shared that she was born in Portugal in 1973. Her numerous articles on culture and the arts have been published in prominent Portuguese journals. She has received the Portuguese Author Award and the Cultural Journals Award.

Moreover, she holds a Ph.D. in Journalism and Society, as well as a degree in Communication Sciences. She has also completed a training course in film direction from the New York Film Academy. While responding to questions from the audience, she expressed her delight at meeting with the people of Pakistan.

She also attended the Lahore Literature Festival, where she had the opportunity to interact with Pakistani writers and intellectuals. She remarked that Vasco da Gama was an adventurer who reached the Indian subcontinent with his fleet, but colonialism was a political game played by politicians, which she does not view favourably.