The Municipal Library in Tavira is called the Biblioteca Municipal Álvaro de Campos. Who was Álvaro de Campos, and why should the Library be named after him?
He was not in fact a real person at all, but an idea in the mind of Fernando Pessoa, who may be the best of Portugal ́s poets since Luís Vaz de Camões.
Pessoa created a number of noms de plume, or in his case, heteronyms. They may be called heteronyms because Pessoa created also a personal history for each of them, as if each of them was a different person. And the personal history of Álvaro de Campos shows that he was born in Tavira.
The Partilha Alternativa Association is organising a festival of events to celebrate the life and work of this shadowy figure, and Peter Booker, President of the Algarve History Association, will make a presentation about his life and work on Monday October 10th at 18:00 in the eponymous library.
For more information contact: lynne.algarvehistory@gmail.com
This talk is but one of many elements of the Birthday Party for Alvaro de Campos programme of exhibitions, poetry readings, dance, theatre and presentations organised by the Partilha Alternativa Association.
For a full list of events see: https://festadosanosdealvarodecampos.wordpress.com/
