Spinning the Spindle

Compilation of loose notes that tell the story of Delmira Maçãs, benefactor of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa, vivid accounts written in the first person. In this sixth volume of the collection titled Biographical Notes – Steps to Death, Delmira Maçãs narrates her personal experiences that occurred throughout the 1960s until 1974, including her particular perspective on the events of the April 25 revolution. During this period, the author recounts with singular enthusiasm her collaboration with the magazine Stella, a religious publication with which she maintains regular participation during the following decades. “My rifle is the pen. I write, since I know no better way to do. Writing is my sport, my adventure, my struggle. I play, fight, and pray by writing. I live,” summarizes the author. In this narrative path, the author shares with the reader her unique perspective on Portugal of the time, in an unmistakably shrewd and ironic register. These writings unveil Delmira Maçãs, a complex and contradictory personality who found in the blank pages her most stimulating confidant. The books of Delmira Maçãs were published by Santa Casa in 2009, in fulfillment of the testamentary charge stipulated by the benefactor to the Misericórdia de Lisboa, the institution she chose as her heir: the publication of her personal writings, of an autobiographical nature, but also of a religious and literary character. This is a set of 16 volumes, organized into three collections: Biographical Notes – Steps to Death, Dialogue with the Gospels, and Miscellany.

Author: Delmira Maçãs
Collection: Biographical Notes. Steps to Death

Year of publication: 2009
Publisher: SCML
ISBN: 9789728761547