The creation of the world: The first day & the second day (From the Portuguese) (v. 1) - Softcover

Torga, Miguel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857542789 ISBN 13: 9781857542783

Synopsis

This is an autobiography of Miguel Torga. Of the six days which comprise "The Creation", this volume contains the two which recreate Torga's childhood spent in the Tras-os-Montes province, as the son of an illiterate peasant family scraping a living off the rocky flanks of "The Mountain"; and a boyhood of near servitude to his uncle in Brazil, on a remote estate carved out of the serrao. Returning to Portugal, Torga resumed an education curtailed at primary school by poverty. He qualified as a doctor and returned to practice in his native village, where his "Tales" ("Contos" and "Novos Contos da Montanha") are set. Torga experienced the banning of his books and imprisonment by the Salazar regime. Even after the Revolution in 1974 Torga remained sceptical. He was feted and translated into most of the languages of Europe, but he remained a man of the Tras-os-Montes, committed to his people and opposed to the inequalities that persisted. By the time he died in 1995, he had written over 50 books.

About this title

About the Author

Miguel Torga (1907-1995) was imprisoned for his opposition to the Salazar regime. He later rose to an unrivalled position in modern European literature, with fifty published works to his credit, including poetry, fiction, plays, journals, essays and stories. He received several international awards, was twice been nominated for the Nobel Prize, and his work has been translated into most languages. This title is in Carcanet's series From the Portuguese. Review coverage; Portugal Now, Broadsheets and TLS/THES/TES.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Portugese

Edition details

• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1857542789
• ISBN 13: 9781857542783
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 124