Escritaria - Literary Event in Penafiel
My illustrations contributed for this annual literature event that celebrates a living lusophone author in Penafiel, Portugal.
client: Câmara Municipal de Penafiel x Escritaria
year: 2021
credits: illustrations: Matilde Horta
“A morte do Ouvidor”
illustration based on the book A Morte do Ouvidor by Germano Almeida
This book is about a murder of a “judge” in the XVII century in Cape Verde, a Portuguese colony back then. It’s a historical novel that shows and tell how the judgement of all the guilty parties where trialed.
“A familia Tragor”
illustration based on the book A Família Trago by Germano Almeida
This book tells the story of a very peculiar family in Cape Verde.
“O dia das calças roladas”
illustration based on the book O Dia das Calças Roladas by Germano Almeida
This book central story is about a popular public manifestation that happened on the 30th and 31st of August of 1981 in Cape Verde due to a change in the Agriculture reformation system.
