A Conversation with Bruna Dantas Lobato

Bruna Dantas Lobato, an award-winning translator and first-generation college graduate, will be discussing her sensitive debut novel, Blue Light Hours at the Howard Thurman Center. Join us as she shares a deeply atmospheric and wise first novel of a young Brazilian woman’s first year in America, a continent away from her lonely mother, and the relationship they build over Skype calls across borders. Expanded from a story originally published in The New Yorker, Blue Light Hours paints a powerful portrait of a mother and daughter’s experience exploring the profound sacrifices and freedoms that come with leaving a home to make a new one somewhere else. Appetizers and light desserts will be served. A free copy of Blue Light Hours will be handed out to student attendees.

When 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm on 20 March 2025
Building Howard Thurman Center, Room 205