Cape Verdean writer Germano Almeida
Leya suspended the edition of the book “Crime in the Written Currents” by Cape Verdean writer Germano Almeida, Camões 2028 prize, after being threatened with a lawsuit by people who felt beaten by the content of the work.
These people, whose names are not disclosed, felt “invaded and assaulted For the way they are treated ”in the book, threatening Leya with a lawsuit after receiving the book’s own book, informs the publisher in a message sent to Lusa agency.
It was the Cape Verdean writer himself who announced the cancellation of the book’s publication “Crime in the written currents”in an article in the Journal of Letters, Arts and Ideas (JL).
A fictional history It focuses on an investigation carried out by the novelist himself and the poet of Póvoa de Varzim Aurelino Costa, the usual participant at the event, to find out The presumed thief of an original manuscript of Mario Zambujal.
Despite being a work of fiction that addresses an imagined event, the characters in the story are Real participants of writing chainsa literary festival that takes place every year at Póvoa de Varzim, in the district of Porto.
Leya suspended release with fear of process
The publisher Note who consulted lawyers who “confirmed that the book could be the subject of judicial action by the authors of these threats. ”
“In the face of this, and after consideration, Leya’s administration has decided to suspend the editing of this book,” adds the group’s communication department.
The launch of “Crime in the Currents of Writings”, the latest Romance of Germano Almeida, who won the, was scheduled for February, during this year’s edition of the Literary Festival, where the Cape Verdean writer is usually a frequent presence.
After the suspension of the release, in a note entitled “Because the book did not come out now,” Germano Almeida explained in JL that the book intended to be “A Play of Friendship to colleagues”Who was knowing and with whom he has been depriving over the years in the writing chains, and also a tribute to the literary festival.
The writer also said that he sent the book ready for printing, in ‘pdf’, “a Two of the writers who have the highest exhibition“Having one of them accused the reception and underlined that had been“ delighted ”with the work.
“When I already expected to have the first copy in hand, I receive from my editor the information that the administration of the one had prevented the publication of the book. The reason invoked was that someone, who asked to continue in anonymity, threatened to resort to courts To prevent distribution, ”he also shot the writer.
“I disagreed with this posture, which I still consider unacceptable: An anonymous preventing the publication of a book, as if it were possible to resort to the courts under anonymity, ”he added to JL, ensuring that he will make“ the book be edited in full ”.
Who threatened the publisher?
Writer Aurelino Costa was one of those who received the book “Crime in the Currents of Writings” and tells the Express that The work is “admirable”expressing surprise by the fact that “A parody” “Converting to an attack on the good name, honor or dignity of any” of the people referred to in the book.
“It would be important for Leya to explain What is the legal opinionthat is, why there would be a process, ”says the poet, stressing that the complainant’s anonymity is a “Cowardice and escape act”.
Expresso reveals that the other person to receive the book was the writer Tânia GainBut it guarantees that, “for lack of time, it didn’t read it in full – just flipped him down,” as the newspaper quotes.
Germano Almeida announces goodbye to the way
The author now reveals to what he learned about the suspension of launch last December after being working in the book for “over a year.”
“I was surprised”also says Germano Almeida, who publishes his books in Portugal, with the seal of the Way, detained by the Editorial Leya Group, For over 30 years.
The writer still manifests his disappointment and enhances the expression that he has no “more future” in the publisher. “Leya didn’t deign to talk to me. I consider it a Breeding act“, He points out.
“I will do nothing about the books that have already been published, but the next will not be theirs. I will choose another publisher“Germano Almeida also announces.
Humor and social satire mark the book
JL published an excerpt from the work and realizes Humor and satire characteristic of the writing of Germano Almeida, namely when, during the police investigation, it rules out several authors of the range of suspects for having work more than done and so high ego that would not be subject to the shame of taking over and publishing work that they consider inferior to their own.
Also put poets and theater writers, because the manuscript was of a prose story, as well as the authors of Castilian language, who do not make a “minimum effort” to speak “Portuguese”and even those who have been in the currents since the first edition, they continue not to say a phrase in Portuguese, not even “good morning”.
Germano Almeida continues, saying that among the surveys, are “the writers who came from the” palpos “, and that their idea is to find in the middle” of this half dozen Africans “, which They walk there “in the good life”the “Smart” who took over the manuscript of Zambujal.
The protagonist further, in relation to this latter hypothesis, which proceeded as he learned from the police. “No one will be surprised, not even these blacks, they are already trained to be accused of anything bad that happens anywhere and receive the accusation without refilling ”.
Abandoning this idea later and lamenting that there is no “No Gypsy Writer in these literary journeys“That could serve as a suspect, the protagonist author, always loyal to his satirical tone, returned to the idea of interviewing everyone and found that the research partner, Aurelino, welcomed this decision by stating:“ I am enjoying having my helper, until you know how to think ”.
“I smiled at him with candu: many whites end up being surprised to see that Blacks also think”It reads at the end of the excerpt from the chapter published in JL.
