Release date: February 24, 2022
Publisher: Les impliqués
ISBN-10: 2343251800
ISBN-13: 978-2343251806

For French culture, Portugal is a strange book. Strange, because little known despite the proximity. Strange, because foreign, in the sense of different. Yet as far back as we can go in time, the Portuguese elites were intellectuals and Francophiles to boot. A certain French culture, very accustomed to seeing Portugal as a mere Spanish appendage, deprives itself of knowing one of the most Francophile countries in Europe.
By sketching here the portraits of artists, scientists and political figures, Manuel do Nascimento reminds us of what the Portuguese community has contributed to France's renown, and how deeply this people has been part of our shared history for several centuries.

(Back cover text, Les Impliqués, 2022).