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T5 #6 Katie Kitamura

October 13, 2026 · 46 min

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Que conversa maravilhosa. Já aconteceu há uns meses e foi um prazer voltar a ouvi-la. Espero que também gostem. Esta autora já viu os seus livros recomendados por Barack Obama, entre muitos outros admiradores (e esta fã).


What a wonderful conversation. We recorded it a few months ago, and it was a real pleasure to listen to it again. I hope you enjoy it too. This author's books have been recommended by Barack Obama, among many other admirers (including me).


Os livros que escolheu/Books Katie chose:

The Good Soldier (O Bom Soldado), Ford Madox Ford;

Portrait of a Lady (Retrato de uma Senhora), Henry James;

Tristram Shandy (A Vida e Opiniões de Tristram Shandy), Laurence Sterne;

A Personal Matter (PT-BR: Uma Questão Pessoal), Kenzaburo Oe.


Os que escreveu e que têm tradução portuguesa:

Intimidades (Intimacies) The New York Times’ 10 Best Books of the Year and selected by Barack Obama as one of his favorite books of 2021.

Audição (Audition): again chosen by Barack Obama for his annual reading list. Pulitzer and Booker Prize finalist, Women’s Prize for fiction finalist among others.


Outras referências/other recommendations:

Edith Wharton;

Lord Jim, Joseph Conrad;

Sentimental Journey, Laurence Sterne;

Permanence, Sophie Mackintosh.


O que ofereci/I gifted:

The Ten Year Affair, Erin Somers.


Os livros aqui:

www.wook.pt

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