Da singularidade açoriana: entrevista a Pedro Almeida Maia

Abstract

Pedro Almeida Maia was born in Ponta Delgada, Azores, on June 29, 1979. He is an organizational psychologist and writer. He grew up in Canada dos Ingleses, attended local schools and the University of the Azores, where he graduated in Psychology. He completed the European Master's in Psychology of Work, Organizations and Human Resources at the Universities of Coimbra and Barcelona, ​​worked in Ireland, and returned to São Miguel, Azores, in 2017. Between family, profession and writing, Pedro Almeida Maia has proved to be a writer who, over 10 years of literary life, has surprised and challenged readers. A prolific writer, lover of the arts and islands, his writing concentrates, in perfect symbiosis, creativity and investigation, directing his sensitivity to current and relevant issues. In the year in which he celebrates 10 years of literary life, Pedro Almeida Maia also holds a critical fortune that ensures his quality as a unique author of the new generation of Azorean writers that has been asserting himself. The interview that follows reveals the singular universality of Pedro Almeida Maia.