Book Presentation: “Conversations with the Kids—Anthropology,” by Álvaro
What is this book?
It’s a complete collection of all the “Conversas com os Putos” ever published, along with a new series of comic strips created exclusively for this edition and an interview with the author.
And what’s it about?
They’re dialogues between a Descriptive Geometry teacher and his students. From reality to comics. Believe it or not. If you don’t believe it, we understand.
Target audience: General public, particularly comic book fans
Information: 214 815 403/4 (call to the national landline network) | on weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Organized by: Cascais City Council and Editora Polvo
Álvaro was born in Parede in August 1970. His work spans the fields of illustration, architecture, comics, cartoons, advertising, professional training, and teaching. He earned a degree in Architecture from the Technical University of Lisbon in 1993 and has been working ever since as a freelance graphic artist and architect. In the field of comics, his most successful works are “Sex, Lies, and Photocopies,” “Balcão Trauma” (2 vols.), and “No Presépio...,” the latter of which won the Best Humorous Comic Strip Album award at Amadora BD 2014.
