by Fernão Mendes Pinto · Book Cover Editora · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789898898418
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«Peregrinação» is the travel narrative by Fernão Mendes Pinto, published by Book Cover Editora in paperback (128 pages, in Portuguese).
A Portuguese man sets out for the East in search of fortune and, for twenty-one years, travels across Asia as both witness and protagonist. Considered the first Portuguese travel narrative, the account portrays the Portuguese presence in the East and the encounter with diverse peoples and civilizations, concluding that lived experiences are worth more than riches.
Adaptation by Aquilino Ribeiro. The original work dates from 1614; this edition was published in 2021.
For readers interested in classics of Portuguese literature, travel narratives and the Portuguese expansion in Asia.
Fernão Mendes Pinto was a Portuguese explorer and writer. His voyages are recorded in Pilgrimage, his autobiographical memoir, which was published posthumously in 1614. The historical accuracy of the work is debatable due to the many events that seem far-fetched or at least exaggerated, earning him the nickname Fernão Mentes Minto. Still, many aspects of the work can be verified, particularly through records of Pinto's service to the Portuguese crown and by his association with Jesuit missionaries.
