Illustration
Germano Almeida Books Illustrations for Escritaria
reading and illustrating three books by the Cape Verde's author Germano Almeida for an exhibition inserted in an anual Literature event called Escritaria. This event celebrates a living lusophone author every year.
client: Camâra Municipal de Penafiel x Escritaria
year: 2021
illustration: Matilde Horta
“A familia Tragor”
illustration based on the book A Família Trago by Germano Almeida
This book tells the story of a very peculiar family in Cape Verde.
“A morte do Ouvidor”
illustration based on the book A Morte do Ouvidor by Germano Almeida
This book is about a murder of a “judge” in the XVII century in Cape Verde, a Portuguese colony back then. It’s a historical novel that shows and tell how the judgement of all the guilty parties where trialed.
“O dia das calças roladas”
illustration based on the book O Dia das Calças Roladas by Germano Almeida
This book central story is about a popular public manifestation that happened on the 30th and 31st of August of 1981 in Cape Verde due to a change in the Agriculture reformation system.
