Daniel Jonas

DANIEL JONAS was born in Porto in 1973. He has mainly published poetry, with notable works including Sonótono (Prémio PEN Poesia), Nó (Grande Prémio de Poesia Teixeira de Pascoaes), Oblívio (Grande Prémio de Literatura dst and Prémio de Poesia António Gedeão) and Cães de chuva (Prémio Literário Fundação Inês de Castro). With Passageiro frequente, he was nominated for the Prémio Europeu da Liberdade, awarded by the city of Gdánsk. His body of work earned him the Prémio David Mourão-Ferreira/Cátedra Aldo Moro da Universidade de Bari. As a playwright, he has written the plays Nenhures, Estocolmo and Reféns and the libretto Still Frank, and he regularly collaborates in the performing arts. He has an extensive body of published translations, encompassing authors such as Shakespeare, Milton, Pirandello, Huysmans, Dickens and Wordsworth. His translation of Chaucer's Contos de Cantuária received the Grande Prémio de Tradução Literária APT/SPA. He holds a PhD in Literary Theory from Universidade de Lisboa. He teaches in basic and higher education. He recently published Idade da perda (Assírio & Alvim) and A justa desproporção (Companhia das Letras), both recognised with the Prémio Fenprof/Sabseg António Gedeão 2026 and Grande Prémio APE/Câmara Municipal de Loulé de Crónica e Dispersos Literários 2026.