A Manhã do Mundo (literally The Morning of the World) is a debut novel by the Portuguese writer Pedro Guilherme-Moreira.Book form on wook.pt Access 03/09/2011 (Portuguese)
The book takes its beginnings on the September 11 attacks.
It was released in Portuguese in May 2011, by Publicações Dom Quixote.Book form on fnac.pt Access 03/09/2011 (Portuguese)
Release
The book's launch in the author's hometown, took place in Clube Literário do Porto ('Porto literary club'), July 10, with a presentation by Professor José Eduardo Pinto da Costa.Publisher's Note Access 03/09/2011 (Portuguese)
Plot summary "09/11 2001. And if anyone who has seen everything could, suddenly, wake up in time to prevent the tragedy?". This is a presupposition which, on the cover, this novel presents.
At the core, this is a story of five persons, Thea, Mark Millard, Alice and Solomon, who jumped from the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. It is also the story of Ayda, who calls them cowards, and of her husband.Critique of João Bonifácio in Público's section "Ipsilon" Access 03/09/2011 (Portuguese)Synopsis on mediabooks.com Access 03/09/2011 (Portuguese) Now "imagine that on September 13, the Universe resets the day 11 for some of them."Translation of a text excerpt in O Jornal Económico (OJE), 07/07/2011. Seen 08/19/2011 (Portuguese)
References
External links Book's blog (in Portuguese and English) Book's page on Facebook Author's channel at YouTube. (in Portuguese and English) in Antena 1, on 22 June 2011 (Portuguese) Video presentation of the book in, Diário de Notícias of 28 May 2011 (Portuguese) Reference to the book on the television show "Autores" in, TVI24 of June 24, 2011. Minute 42.(Portuguese) , at Antena 1, on 22 June 2011. (in Portuguese) , at RTP2, on 9 September 2011. From 3 min 27 s. (in Portuguese) Interview about the book A Manhã do Mundo by the author to Ana Rita Clara, on TV show "Mais Mulher", at SIC Mulher, in September 2011. (in Portuguese)