84 Years of Sebastião Alba: Celebration and Literary Legacy

Part 2 of 3: Unveiling Alba — Career and Social Reflections

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Figure 08: Sebastião Alba (Dinis Albano Carneiro Gonçalves) was born in Braga on March 11, 1940, and passed away on October 14, 2000. Photo from 1967–68 kindly provided by his sister, Carlota Gonçalves.

Introductory Note: A Literary Celebration in Three Acts

We continue our literary celebration of Sebastião Alba, now in the second part of a three-part series.After diving into the intellectual roots and fraternal bonds in Part 1, this second part of Michel Laban’s interview reveals Alba’s career evolution, his perspectives on society, and interaction with his brother Anton.We invite readers to reflect on the aspects of the poet’s life and work discussed in the conversation with Laban, which reveal details about his literary career and social impact.How have Alba’s life experiences and social views influenced his art?Discover in this engaging second part of the interview.

PART 2

Q. — Around nine or ten years old, when you discovered that country, what were your relationships like with the other kids?