Portugal - Porto, Agustina Bessa-Luis
One of the most enjoyable days we spent at Porto was our visit to the Serralves (which is a combination Museum, Park, Villa, and a House of Cinema), part of which was detailed in the blog entry - Portugal - Porto, part 2 of 2. The highlight of the visit was the three-dimensional book exhibit of excerpts from the writings of Agustina Bessa-Luis . Here's the description from the Serralves: The title of the exhibition that marks Agustina Bessa-Luís’ one hundredth anniversary (1922–2019) evokes the title of a work by a filmmaker who maintained a regular and fertile collaboration with the writer: Manoel de Oliveira’s Um Filme Falado [A Talking Picture] (2003). The point of departure for the show were the books Aforismos [Aphorisms] (1988), Contemplação Carinhosa da Angústia [A Tender Contemplation of Angst] (2000), Dicionário Imperfeito [Imperfect Dictionary] (a collection of excerpts in alphabetical order published in 2008) and Ensaios e Artigos [Essays and Articles] (19
