Modesty Aside
In this collection of texts, Ruth Manus pays tribute to Portugal: to the land, food, humour, and Portuguese language… but also to taxi drivers, eyebrows, raffles, and stumbles on Portuguese pavement.
But do not expect the reader to find clichés here.
Ruth Manus has the rare talent of taking everyday subjects such as a trip to the supermarket or a residents’ association meeting and reflecting on the great questions of human life, whether love, desires, anguish, work, friendship, death, or life. She writes with fluency, wit, and subtlety; she develops her subjects with such simplicity, lightness, and humour that it is hard for the reader not to be enchanted, moved, or even burst out laughing.
Modéstia à Parte is not just a selection of chronicles; it is a portrait of contemporary Portugal, crafted by one of the most distinguished chroniclers of the new generation.
Publisher: Culture
ISBN: 9789898886514
Binding: capa mole
Pages: 160
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