Agustina Bessa-Luís honored by the Mayor of Porto – publico

                 

                         
                     

                 

 
                         

The mayor of Porto honored on Saturday Agustina Bessa-Luís writer, at the Book Fair, with a linden several meters high, refusing to talk politics, saying it only wants to talk about “happiness” .

                     

                          “This day is dedicated to happiness, not unhappiness,” said the mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, preferring to talk about Porto writer Agustina Bessa-Luís, and refusing to talk about national politics or on the subject of transport in Porto -. Metro do Porto and Porto Public Transport Society (STCP), in private the award process

The Book Fair of Porto 2015 is running until the 20th of this month in the gardens of the Crystal Palace, under the theme of “Happiness”.

“I only talk about local government, and we have had enough poetry thank God,” he told reporters after attending the ceremony official within the Book Fair, the writer Agustina Bessa-Luís, which took place in the gardens of the Crystal Palace, where he was awarded a linden tribute to that writer.

Agustina, “for us, it is a eternal reference and is a person who is alive and lives in Porto, is a great writer of Porto, “explained Rui Moreira, confessing that he wrote his book” A character issue “based on that one day Agustina Bessa Luis said:” this city [Port] has not yet discovered his character. “

” Perhaps this is why I wrote a book called A question of character. When I wrote the book carefully read much of that Agustina wrote about Porto. The Port passing by all Agustina books. If it is not Oporto, is the Douro, “said Rui Moreira.

For the mayor, this tribute to Agustina writer” makes the connection between what is literature and what is Agustina, the impact who gave the city and the way she understood all the places in town, probably as anyone. “

” I think these initiatives are very important, not only for the honor, but also to remind the younger who probably do not know the works of Agustina, which is worth reading and we found there wonderful world pages that is our “he said.

It is the second consecutive year the Book Fair of Porto It is organized by the Municipality of Porto and this year has 130 pavilions, 30 more than last year, including 62 publishers and 19 libraries.