by Vergílio Ferreira · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9789897221453
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«Aparição» is Vergílio Ferreira's existentialist novel, published by Quetzal in paperback (248 pages, in Portuguese).
The narrator, in an empty room, recalls his time in Évora and the unease that the invisible stirs in him. The novel combines learning about life with a reflection on God, religion, identity, and existence, and is regarded as a central work of Portuguese existentialism.
Originally published in 1959, the novel forms part of twentieth-century Portuguese narrative. This edition in Portuguese appeared in 2014.
Frequently read in schools and by those interested in Portuguese literature and existentialist philosophy.
Vergílio António Ferreira, JOSE was a Portuguese writer, essayist, professor and a key figure in Portuguese-language literature. His prolific literary output, comprising works of fiction, philosophical essays and literary diaries, are generally divided into neorealism, dominant in Portuguese fiction at the time, and existentialism.
