Paulo Seabra

A collection of eight different short stories set in a world where the malignant and omniscient presence of the Wandering King is felt throughout, leading its inhabitants down a spiral of violence, paranoia and madness. That is my book's brief synopsis. And that is just how I like to keep it – brief and vague. I for one find that plot-oriented synopses often ruin the whole reading, or viewing, experience. For example, if you were to describe The Godfather as the story of an aging mafia don who, upon suffering a violent attempt on his life, is forced to transfer control of his crime family to his mild-mannered son, you have already spoiled half the movie. You have given away that Sollozzo is far more dangerous than he appears to be, you have given away that the Don survives the attempt, and you have given away that Michael is the one who will succeed him... Now, it could well be that some stories cannot be, or should not be, captured within a vague description. It could also be t...

Hello. I'm a writer, or at least I'm trying to be one. I have published three books – the first is a book of short stories, written in english, titled The Wandering King,  the second is a novel, written in portuguese, titled Telémaco,  and the third is a book of memoirs, written mostly in portuguese, titled Nostos. For that reason, I intend to keep writing books in both languages. As far as this blog goes, I will try to present the respective translations whenever possible or expedient, however, by way of universality, most articles will be written in english. Apart from that, I plan to use this blog to publish essays on literature, cinema, art, philosophy, religion, and also whatever else I think of at the time. But most of all, I'd like to reach as many readers as possible. Because no one will like absolutely everything in this blog, but I like to think everyone will like at least something. Thanks. § Olá. Eu sou um escritor, ou pelo menos estou a tentar. Publiquei três ...