«"To write this novel [Memorial do Convento], whose action takes place between 1711 and 1739, the first requirement is a sufficient knowledge of that period. This means that one has to immerse oneself in that century through the reading of documents. For many months I lived at the end of the 17th and in the 18th century. I needed to read and almost speak as people spoke then. I looked a lot at the painting of the time and listened to a lot of music. Perhaps it wasn't necessary, but I felt good doing it. As for the research, which I always put in quotation marks because it is not rigorous, I had to consult and decipher documents from the period, to concern myself with economic and social aspects, with the issue of the Holy Office, not so much to state it, but as if I wanted to feel it."»
Foundation

Dimensions: 142 x 210 x 25 mm

Pages: 402