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A Portuguese writer who moved between poetry, journalism, history, and the stage, he published under the literary name Carlos Selvagem. His work is tied to early 20th-century Portugal and includes the 1907 poetry book O trophéo.
Carlos Tavares de Andrade Afonso dos Santos (1890–1973) wrote under the pen name Carlos Selvagem. Sources describe him as a Portuguese military officer, journalist, writer, dramatist, and historian, born in Lisbon and later active across several kinds of writing.
He is remembered as an important Portuguese dramatist of the period after the First World War, while also publishing fiction, essays, and historical work. Library and reference sources connect C. Afonso dos Santos with the 1907 poetry book O trophéo, showing that this byline belongs to the same author later better known as Carlos Selvagem.
That mix of careers helps explain the range of his writing: literary, theatrical, and strongly shaped by history. For listeners coming to his work today, he stands out as a versatile Portuguese author whose books reflect both a poet's voice and a dramatist's sense of conflict.