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THE OPTOGRAM OF THE MIND IS A CARNATION by Isabel Sobral Campos

THE OPTOGRAM OF THE MIND IS A CARNATION by Isabel Sobral Campos

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152 x 203mm, 96 pages, Black white printing, Perfect bound, Softcover, 2025 The Optogram of the Mind Is a Carnation is a book-length poem-memoir reflecting on Portuguese colonization of African countries and its place within the imperial and colonial forces that have shaped global history for the past 500 years. Drawing on the writings of Amílcar Cabral and others, as well as interviews with family members about life under Salazar's dictatorship, it weaves together scholarly sources, familial narratives, and memories, exploring nationalistic myths, Portugal's violent colonial history, and the

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