Through the red carnation that his mother holds in her hand, Silvio, the inquiring boy, gets to know the ancient country of people with hearts full of night. And how was it possible to overthrow that night and restore joy?
Who helped to rescue freedom, a precious asset?
Sílvio, Herdeiro do Cravo, in poetic language, shows the youngest (and reminds the oldest) the importance of the values of the 25th of April.
Sílvio, Herdeiro do Cravo
Fiction writer, poet and author of children's books. He is president of the Association of Journalists and Men of Letters of Porto (a published institution founded in 1882), where he directs the magazine Gazeta Literária.
Author of award-winning/distinguished books:
Diário de Link, distinguished with the Carlos de Oliveira Prize.
Geography of Fear, Grand Prize for Galician and Portuguese Narrative and ITF Grand Prize for Literature.
Jacarandá, finalist for the best book of the year (fiction) at the SPA Awards, finalist for the Pen-Club and the ITF Grand Prix for Literature.
Pavese no Café Ceuta, Camilo Castelo Branco Short Story Grand Prize/ APE-2020.A Fome Apátrida das Aves, finalist for the best book of the year (poetry) of the SPA Prize.
As obras A Ladra de Palavras; Sílvio, O Domador de Caracóis; Sílvio, O Domador de Caracóis; Sílvio, Guardador de Ventos; O Senhor Nunca e o Senhor Jamais, are part of the list of works in the National Reading Plan.