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In Lisbon until April 18th, this Filodemo requires us to accustom our ears to 16th-century Portuguese. But it is a Camões for today, in vibrant bodies, shortening distances and erasing musty mythologies.
Mário Zambujal was, always, one of the best of us all.
The author reflects on the character Sousa Neto from Eça de Queirós's 'The Maias', using him as an archetype for modern figures who dismiss humanistic culture in favour of purely numerical metrics and rigid, outdated economic ideologies. The text critiques the current international political climate, noting a shift from subtle diplomacy to the brutal logic of force, and warns that while pure power leads to destruction, humanity will eventually judge these actions, even as the modern-day 'Sousa Netos' inevitably shift their principles to survive.
“Falsas Histórias Verdadeiras: Uma Pina Colagem” brings the work of Manuel António Pina to the stage of the Teatro Nacional de São João in Porto starting this Thursday, directed by Victor Hugo Pontes and featuring music by A Garota Não: a complete programme.
'Páscoa Feliz', the first novella José Rodrigues Miguéis published in 1932, is the hallucinatory story of someone who presents himself as 'a man who obeyed'. The question remains: to whom?
In “The Rain That Casts the Sahara's Sand”, it is not the plot that runs through the pages; it is the reader who traverses a territory, whether physical or emotional, in which the literary writing serves as a magnifying glass.
When everything calls for simplification, she goes in the opposite direction. She refuses to do less when she can do more. A Chuva que Lança a Areia do Saara is another example of this singular approach to literature.
In 'The End of the United States of America', Gonçalo M. Tavares returns to the epic form to create a new, wild and free genre, drawn from the immense power literature can wield. He also examines humanity through its dehumanisation.
