David Mourão-Ferreira
EXECUTIVE SUPERIOR DAVID MOURÃO-FERREIRA
{February 24, 1927 {Lisbon, Portugal} – June 16, 1996 {Lisbon, Portugal}}
At our boutique hotel in the center of Porto , Torel Palace Porto , we pay homage to David Mourão-Ferreira in one of our Executive Superior category hotel rooms , with a balcony overlooking the city .
Located on the third and top floor of our palace, this room was decorated by designer Isabel Sá Nogueira, with the portrait of the author being created by Jorge Curval .
Opposite the twin bed and outside the bathroom, the wall is entirely covered in a mirror, one of the most ridiculous features of the room.
29 m2
Double or twin bed
Balcony
City view
Coffee machine
Mini bar
Television
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Hairdryer
Safe
Occupancy: up to two people.
About the writer...
David de Jesus Mourão-Ferreira was a Portuguese poet, novelist, novelist, playwright, teacher, and literary critic.
Considered one of the greatest contemporary Portuguese poets of his time, he gained notoriety with his poems performed by the famous fado singer Amália Rodrigues, such as Sombra, Maria Lisboa, Fado Peniche and Barco Negro.
David Mourão-Ferreira had “the craft of writing”: he needed to live to write and write to live. It had as reference and inspiration the authors José Régio and Almeida Garrett, among others.
“Poet of love and sensuality”, the writer celebrates eroticism and the body through his words. He is therefore the author of the most beautiful Portuguese love poems. Despite having explored other themes, he was mainly known for the romantic theme.
His literary works were recognized by the award of eleven literary prizes: among others, three for poetry and four for romance.
Some of his main works:
Do tempo ao coração (1966);
Cancioneiro de natal (1971);
Matura idade (1973);
Um amor feliz (1986).
“For me, writing is first and foremost about making love with words.”- Um amor feliz, David Mourão-Ferreira.
