Dust in the Gale
ABOUT
THE BOOK
To find the answer forgotten by history books, let us revisit Vasco da Gama’s life: his personality, relationships, connections to the king, hatreds, and friendships. Let us revisit his famous voyages to the Indies and rediscover a different side of this hero of the Discoveries – his darker side, marked by ambition, revenge, killings, and glories achieved through iron and fire. It is often said that history – of people and peoples alike – is dust in a gale and therefore takes many twists and turns. João Morgado has mastered the art of recreating distant historical settings and fascinating characters.
Original title in Portuguese Índias, published by Clube do autor (2016)
ABOUT
THE TRANSLATOR José
Manuel da Silva Godinho
José Manuel da Silva Godinho is Post-Graduate Course in Translation – French and English, MA in English Studies, Degree in Modern Languages and Literature – French and English, Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa, University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate Certificate of Proficiency in English, Zertifikat Deutsch als Fremdsprache – Goethe Institut. Member APEAA – Member Associação Portuguesa de Estudos Anglo-Americanos. 23 publish translation titles, including Paulo Mendes Pinto, Portugal e as Religiões – Herança e Diversidade / Portugal and Religion: Heritage and Diversity, 2023, and Augusto Moutinho Borges, Castelos e Fortalezas na Raia Luso-Espanhola / Castles and Fortresses on the Portuguese-Spanish Border, 2022.
José Manuel da Silva Godinho is Post-Graduate Course in Translation – French and English, MA in English Studies, Degree in Modern Languages and Literature – French and English, Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa, University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate Certificate of Proficiency in English, Zertifikat Deutsch als Fremdsprache – Goethe Institut. Member APEAA – Member Associação Portuguesa de Estudos Anglo-Americanos. 23 publish translation titles, including Paulo Mendes Pinto, Portugal e as Religiões – Herança e Diversidade / Portugal and Religion: Heritage and Diversity, 2023, and Augusto Moutinho Borges, Castelos e Fortalezas na Raia Luso-Espanhola / Castles and Fortresses on the Portuguese-Spanish Border, 2022.
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
From the very first pages, this book immerses the reader in an ancient period (century XV and XVI), allowing us to (re)discover the dark side of the great Portuguese navigator, Vasco da Gama. This is a story of hatred, revenge, ambition, and conquest. (Bibliotecas de Lisboa/Lisbon Libraries)