by Vasco Graça Moura · Quetzal Editores · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789725646304
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«Por detrás da Magnólia» is the novel by Vasco Graça Moura, published by Quetzal Editores in paperback (252 pages, in Portuguese).
The narrative takes place in Gouvães, a village in the Alto Douro, and centres on the Casa de los Lemos, an aristocratic family with secrets, forbidden relationships and internal conflicts. Influenced by Camilo Castelo Branco, the novel uses this saga to compose a portrait of the history of Portugal and its mentalities.
Subtitled «romance», the work was awarded the Grande Prémio de Romance e Novela APE/IPLB in 2004. The first edition appeared that same year.
Aimed at readers of Portuguese fiction interested in the history of Portugal and in portraits of the rural aristocracy of the Alto Douro.
Vasco Navarro da Graça Moura, GCSE GCIH OSE was a Portuguese lawyer, writer, translator and politician. He was the son of Francisco José da Graça Moura and Maria Teresa Amado da Cunha Seixas Navarro de Castro, of Northern Portugal bourgeoisie.
