
Produced by Vasco Salgado
OLISIPO - TODOS OS DIREITOS RESERVADOS
+A INVENÇÃO DO DIA CLARO+
LISBÔA "OLISIPO", APARTADO 145
NOUS SAVONS DONNER NOTRE VIE TOUTE ENTIÉRE TOUS LES JOURS. BÉNNISSONS LA VIE! SALUONS LA NAISSANCE DU TRAVAIL NOUVEAU. LE MONDE N'A PAS D'ÂGES, L'HUMANITÉ SE DÉPLACE TOUT SIMPLEMENT. JE NE SUIS PAS PRISONNIER DE MA RAISON. DIEU FAIT MA FORCE ET JE LOUE DIEU. SPLENDEURS DES VILLES. POINT DE CANTIQUE—TENIR TOUJOURS LE PAS GAGNÉ.
AO - MEU AMIGO - FERNANDO AMADO - +O LIVRO+
HERMES TRIMEGISTA - +I PARTE+ - +ANDAIMES E VÉSPERAS+ - +A CONFERENCIA IMPROVISADA+
+ÁCERCA DO HOMEM E DA MULHER+
+ÁCERCA DAS TRES OLEOGRAFIAS+
+ATENÇÃO+
A lyrical meditation unfolds as the narrator wanders a quiet bookstore, clutching a philosophy volume that promises answers but delivers only more questions. Through a cascade of poetic fragments and vivid analogies—comparing humans to dogs, trees, and handwritten pages—the voice explores the yearning for a simple, universal guide that could teach us to “care for ourselves” as effortlessly as we tend a stray animal. The prose drifts between earnest confession and whimsical speculation, hinting at a world where every person becomes a master by crafting their own words and insights.
Embedded in this early journey are reflections on pride, the weight of tradition, and the restless search for a “book of life” that could distill existence into a few clear lines. The narrator’s curiosity about ancient counsel, the rhythm of Rimbaud’s verses, and the imagined kingdom where everyone writes their destiny creates a texture that feels both intimately personal and expansively philosophical. Listeners are invited into a dream‑like contemplation that celebrates the act of reading itself as a path toward self‑discovery.
Language
pt
Duration
~35 minutes (33K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Lisbôa Olisipo, Apartado 154 1921
Credits
Produced by Vasco Salgado
Release date
2007-09-29
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1893–1970
A restless modernist spirit, this Portuguese artist and writer moved easily between poetry, painting, drawing, theater, and design. Born in São Tomé and Príncipe and active in Lisbon, he became one of the bold voices who helped bring the avant-garde into 20th-century Portuguese culture.
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