Paulo Castilho
Paulo Guilherme Pires de Lima de Castilho (born February 10, 1944 in Matosinhos , Portugal ) is a Portuguese diplomat and writer , primarily a novelist .
Life
Castilho comes from a family of diplomats and writers. His parents were the diplomat and essayist Guilherme de Castilho and his mother the writer Marta de Lima . He spent his school days in South Africa , Macau , Hong Kong and Lisbon .
He studied law at the University of Lisbon and then went to the Portuguese diplomatic service . He worked at the Portuguese Embassy in Washington, DC (1970–1971) and at the Portuguese Embassy in London (1980–1985). Then he himself became Portuguese ambassador to Sweden and Latvia from 1995 , and from 2005 to Ireland .
Castilho was u. a. awarded the Eça de Queiroz and Fernando Namora literature awards.
plant
- O outro lado do espelho, 1984, novel, as "Rituale of Passion", 1995 and 1998 in German, (Beck and Glückler Verlag).
- Fora de Horas, 2000, novel.
- Letra e Musica, 2008, novel.
- Dominio Publico, 2011, novel.
- O sonho portugues, 2015, novel.
Web links
- Paulo Castilho. In: wook.pt. WOOK(Portuguese).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Castilho, Paulo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pires de Lima de Castilho, Paulo Guilherme |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese diplomat and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Matosinhos , Portugal |