by Pedro Canais, Henrique Tavares e Castro · Oficina do Livro · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9789895550791
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«A lenda de Martim Regos» is the historical novel by Pedro Canais and Henrique Tavares e Castro, published by Oficina do Livro (603 pages, in Portuguese).
The novel follows Martim Regos, a Portuguese born in the Ribatejo in 1453 who flees to Muslim Granada and, converted to Islam under the name Abu Rial, travels through Africa, Brazil, Venice, Mecca, Jerusalem and India, until becoming the first European to enter China after Marco Polo. A life of adventure across four continents in the age of discovery.
With the subtitle «onde se conta a história assombrosa de certo Português que andou à ventura nas quatro partes do mundo». Winner of the Prémio Primeira Obra from the PEN Clube Português.
Recommended for readers of historical and adventure fiction, as well as for those interested in Portuguese literature.
