Fernando Campos


Born
in Águas Santas (Maia), Portugal
April 23, 1924

Died
April 01, 2017

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FERNANDO DA SILVA CAMPOS nasceu em Águas Santas, Maia, a 23 de Abril de 1924. Licenciou-se em Filologia Clássica na Universidade de Coimbra, vindo a trabalhar como professor do ensino secundário no Liceu Pedro Nunes. Para além de algumas obras didácticas e pequenas monografias de carácter etimológico, é autor do romance histórico A Casa do Pó (Prémio Literário Município de Lisboa, 1986), que o consagrou, inspirado na figura de Frei Pantaleão de Aveiro, na linha de uma tradição romanesca que vem do século XIX. Depois das novelas O Homem da Máquina de Escrever (1987) e Psiché (1987), publicou o ensaio etnográfico Portugal (1989) e os romances O Pesadelo de dEus (1990), de carácter fantástico, regressando à inspiração histórica com A Esmeralda ...more

Average rating: 3.9 · 532 ratings · 31 reviews · 40 distinct worksSimilar authors
A Casa do Pó

4.08 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions
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A Sala das Perguntas

4.10 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions
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A Esmeralda Partida

4.02 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions
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A Ponte dos Suspiros

3.68 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2000
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O Cavaleiro da Águia

3.87 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions
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O Homem da Máquina de Escrever

3.62 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1987 — 2 editions
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O Prisioneiro da Torre Velha

3.83 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2003
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A Rocha Branca

3.53 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2011
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O Lago Azul

3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2007
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Psiché

3.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions
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