It is a novel written by José Gomes Ferreira fable.
This is one of the must-read books in Portuguese classes of all the public schools of our country, and in this case I stress the word obligation had little weight for me, since by just barely meting John, who after all was not afraid, though living in the village of Chora -que- logo- bebes surrounded by a very high wall that prevented it from seeing the world, it was love at first turning of the page. The thousand adventures of this intrepid young man who faced five-armed giants , wicked witches , princes with donkey ears and other mythical creatures light up my afternoons and burned my imaginations so much so that I longed for Portuguese classes to be able to speak about this story. Can you believe it? José Gomes Ferreira throughout his career published more poetry than prose itself, but what the one he leaves and in particular this odyssey is another of those "literary treasures "that has accompanied over time several generations of Portuguese. The choice of this book was not a coincidence, there are two reasons, first wanted to honor the writer and second, to mark the 50th anniversary of its publication, which occurred in 1963. Imagine! 37 Issues after this magnificent juvenile fable continues to enrapture the dreams and nightmares of young people and fertile minds of the Portuguese. Have a nice read.
