Lidia Jorge gets an important prize. It is the State Prize for European Literature. The author comes from Portugal. She is 79 years old. The prize is 25,000 Euro worth. The culture ministry says this today.
The ceremony is on July 27. It happens at the Salzburg Festival. Culture minister Andreas Babler gives the prize. Lidia Jorge writes for almost 50 years. She wrote 13 novels. She also wrote books for children and poems.
She writes about important topics in her books. She is against colonialism. This means when a country rules another country. She writes about the rights of women. She also writes about poverty and racism. Racism means people are treated badly because of their skin color. Famous books of her are 'Mercy' and 'The Day of Wonders'. Many texts are in many languages.
