Equator

It is 1905 and Luis Bernardo Valenca, a thirty seven year old bachelor and owner of a small shipping company, is revelling in Lisbon s grand and luxurious high society But his life is turned upside down when King Dom Carlos invites him to become governor of Portugal s smallest colony, the island of S o Tom e Principe Luis Bernardo is ill prepared for the challenges of plantation life used to a softer urban existence, he is shocked by the conditions under which the workers labour.But with the English closing in on S o Tom s cocoa plantations, the island s main means of survival, Luis Bernardo must endeavour to protect the island and its community. Free Read [ Equator ] Author [ Miguel Sousa Tavares ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I was motivated to read this novel for an upcoming trip I am doing this Summer to Sao Tome It was recommended in my Bradt Guide to Sao Tome Principe, and this is one of the two novels available in English set in this African country I am very glad I read it, for there is little information available about this country other than the basics offered by geography and history books.Luis Bernardo Valenca is a Portuguese, hedonist man living in Lisbon at the beginning of the 1900 s David I was motivated to read this novel for an upcoming trip I am doing this Summer to Sao Tome It was recommended in my Bradt Guide to Sao Tome Principe, and this is one of the two novels available in English set in this African country I am very glad I read it, for there is little information available about this country other than the basics offered by geography and history books.Luis Bernardo Valenca is a Portuguese, hedonist man living in Lisbon at the beginning of the 1900 s David Jameson, and his wife, Ann, are a British, passionate couple living in India W...I was excited to find a book set in S o Tom and Pr ncipe, and this one started out interesting, albeit slow paced Unfortunately, it soon became offensive on several levels, and took much longer than I expected to finish.In 1905, Luis Bernardo is a gentleman in Lisbon when he s called upon to spend three years as governor of S o Tom and Pr ncipe The British are accusing the Portuguese of using slave labor on the islands, and threatening to boycott their exports Luis Bernardo s job is to I was excited to find a book set in S o Tom and Pr ncipe, and this one started out interesting, albeit slow paced Unfortunately, it soon became offensive on several levels, and took much longer than I expected to finish.In 1905, Luis Bernardo is a gentleman in Lisbon when he s called upon to spend three years as governor of S o Tom and Pr ncipe The British are accusing the Portuguese of u... Equator began promisingly, introducing Luis Bernardo Valenca, the owner of a small Portuguese shipping company who in 1905 is himself unwillingly shipped off to the other side of the globe to be governor of the tiny cocoa producing colony of Sao Tome e Principe Luis has been tasked by the king of Portugal with persuading the Portuguese colonists on the island to forego slave labour, while at the same time persuading the visiting English consul that slavery has never existed there Tavares Equator began promisingly, introducing Luis Bernardo Valenca, the owner of a small Portuguese shipping company who in 1905 is himself unwillingly shipped off to the other side of the globe to be governor of the tiny cocoa producing c...They will neveraccept that the surreptitious slavery they practiseisn t a gift from Providence , October 21, 2014 This review is from Equator Hardcover Started this unsure exactly where Sao Tome is feel I ve learned an awful lot and been greatly entertained on the way.Well written narrative, opening in 1905, when Luis Bernardo is asked to go leave his luxurious life to sort out problems in this godforsaken spot the plantation owners here determinedly run their businesses using They will neveraccept that the surreptit...A beautiful story about the political fight of a man in S o Tom e Pr ncipe, against the colonial background of its home country Portugal Set in the beginning of the 20th century.Not only do I strongly recommend that you read it, I would be inclined to think that th...The poor women and people of color in this book are nothan props It really brings the whole thing down.Miguel Sousa Tavaresfirst novel relates the complicated political situation of S o Tom and Principe islands a Portuguese colony at the time along the west coast of Africa in the beginning of 1900s The main character of this historic novel is Luis Bernardo Valen a, who owns his own shipping agency in Lisbon, likes to read his daily papers, has an interest in politics and occasionally publicly comments some newspaper articles such as the one recently on the colony of S o Tom and Principe Miguel Sousa Tavares first novel relates the complicated political situation of S o Tom and Principe islands a Portuguese colony at the time along the west coast of Africa in the beginning of 1900 s The main character of this historic novel is Luis Bernardo Valen a,...This novel is a compelling reading mainly because of the historical context.Set in a period near the end of Portugal s Monarchy and where its colonies were used as political weapons by old so called allies, Tavares presents us with the typical romantic tale of torn hearts In these romantic context, nothing new is presented and the ending becomes obvious before the last pages.What s most interesting in this book, as said previously, is the historic context where the novel takes place with all This novel is a compelling reading mainly because of the historical context.Set in a period near the end of Portugal s Monarchy and where its colonies were used as political weapons by old so called allies, Tavares presents us with the typical romantic tale of torn hearts In these romantic context, nothing new is ...Sousa Tavares is a very good descriptive writer, a keen observer of nature and society, who manages to convey the light and dark of Santo Tom without falling into the to me mightily annoying traps of costumbrism Emotions are his weakness, though the passion between Luis and h...The setting for most of this book is S o Tom and Pr ncipe in 1905 It reads as if it might have been written then, although it was actually written in the C21st and the author is Portuguese It evokes the time and place well The main character thinks and acts the way someone of his ...

• English
• 15 April 2018
Miguel Sousa Tavares
• Paperback
• 384 pages
• 202066951X
• Miguel Sousa Tavares
• Equator