Miguel Sousa Tavares - Ecuador
Miguel Sousa Tavares - Ecuador
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Vendor : Mercearia de Portugal
Product Type : Literature
When, in December 1905, Luís Bernardo was summoned by King Carlos I to Vila Viçosa, he had no idea what the future held for him. He didn't know he would have to trade his carefree life in the cosmopolitan society of Lisbon for a mission as patriotic as it was risky on the distant island of São Tomé. He didn't expect that the position of governor and the defense of the dignity of plantation workers would plunge him into a web of conflicts of interest with the metropolis. And he didn't expect that the discovery of love would change his life. It is with this admirably well-written, moving, and disturbing story that Miguel Sousa Tavares inaugurates his foray into literary writing. "ECUADOR" was the fruit of a long maturation and historical research that inspired a fascinating novel set during a complex period in Portuguese history, the early 20th century and the final years of the Monarchy. Miguel Sousa Tavares was born in Porto. With a law degree, he abandoned law to dedicate himself exclusively to journalism. He won the main journalism awards in Portugal and, in 2003, published his first novel, which quickly became a bestseller.
