Os dois irmaos: Romance (Uma terra sem amos) (Portuguese Edition) by Germano Almeida - 1995-01-01

Lisbon, Editorial Caminho, 1995.. FIRST EDITION. 8°, original illustrated wrappers. As new. 238 pp., (5 ll. advt.). *** FIRST EDITION. A second Caminho edition appeared in 1998. Ilheu Editora of Cabo Verde published editions in 1995, 2000 and 2003. There was a Círculo de Leitores edition published in 2001, while Caminho came out with editions in 2010 and 2019. The author, a lawyer who has practiced on the island of São Vicente, was born on the island of Boavista, Cabo Verde, 1945. This novel, based on his official prosecution of "Andre" for fratricide in 1976, is set on the island of Santiago. Almeida published four previous works of fiction, including O testamento do Sr. Nepomuceno da Silva Araújo (1989), which was made into a film, including four subsequent novels. He has been responsible for a total of sixteen books, and was awarded the Prémio Camões in 2018.***