Expat author Furtado to present at Taipei Intl Book Exhibition

Expat literature

January 10, 2014January 15, 2015 Trista di Genova 3 Comments Her Apparitions & Other Human Longings, Jessica Amaro, L. Farrah Furtado, Nelly Furtado, Pop-Rock-Cop, Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE)

L. Farrah Furtado is an award-winning author living in Taiwan since 2002. First generation Canadian, her parents immigrated during the 1960’s to British Columbia to escape poverty and the Salazar fascist regime. FURTADO is a nominee for the Camoes prize, viewed in some countries as the equivalent to the Nobel

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Author Furtado: ‘My fans are like my family’

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November 19, 2013January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 0 Comment Alice Munro, expat businesses, expat writers, Farrah Furtado, Her Apparitions & Other Human Longings, Jessica Amaro, Lisa Furtado, Nelly Furtado, writers on Taiwan

In this exclusive interview, the Wild East’s Trista di Genova asks author L. Farrah Furtado about her latest news, views on writing and her WIP ‘Pop-Rock-Cop’. Both local expat writers will be participating in the 2014 Taipei International Book Exhibition (TIBE). Trista: Who are you? 🙂 Furtado: I’m the life-long

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Exclusive interview with Lisa Furtado

Arts & Entertainment Beautiful Island Expat Chat

January 25, 2010January 31, 2015 Trista di Genova 3 Comments Ang Lee, Azores, books, expat living, Jason Wu, Jiu Ba-dao, Kaohsiung, Lisa Furtado, living in taiwan, music, Nelly Furtado, Portuguese Fado music, Sao Miguel

By Trista di Genova The Wild East So how did Nelly Furtado’s sister end up teaching in Kaohsiung, Taiwan? I was tired of the routine of living in Victoria, BC and being in university. I finally graduated and was looking for a big change. The year before I graduated I

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