BenjamínLabatut

Benjamín Labatut was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and has lived in Santiago, Chile, since the age of 14. His works have been translated into several languages. Labatut won the Caza de Letras Prize in 2009 and was nominated for the Man Booker Prize and the National Book Award. In 2021, his book When We Stop Understanding the World was a finalist for the International Booker Prize. Editora Todavia has published three of Labatut’s books in Brazil: When We Cease to Understand the World, Maniac, and The Stone of Madness. In 2022, Labatut participated in the 20th Paraty International Literary Festival (Flip) alongside photographer Nair Benedicto.