Manuel Tiago

'The Six Pointed Star '

Bog | Engelsk

Manuel Tiago derived much of his material for this book about prison life from the years he spent in detention for his political views during the era of Portuguese fascism. There are three "political" prisoners in this novelistic mémoire, but mo

'Until Tomorrow Comrades '

Bog | Engelsk

Until Tomorrow, Comrades is an immersive epic novel, written in the 1950s, as Manuel Tiago, (Álvaro Cunhal), languished in a fascist high-security prison. He escaped on January 3, 1960, with this precious manuscript. The story closely mirrors actual event