And from the imagined words a book is born that tells us about heritage and magic... the rest is a discovery. Help us to get this essential work published for those looking for more from Portugal.
A small waterfall on the slope of the Serra do Caramulo serves as the basis for a great tourist trip through this mountain, along the Caminhos de Santiago through Caramulo and Vale do Vouga and its beautiful surroundings in the lands of Vouzela and Tondela, ending in a magical adventure in Santiago de Bullshits. More than a tourist trip, it is a visit to the interior of ourselves, to the great questions of Life, in which the Ways of Santiago and their motivations intertwine in a mind-blowing journey through History, Philosophy, Theology, Vanguard Mathematics and even Magic, in a an attempt to answer some questions that Human Beings continually struggle with, namely about Life and its Meaning.
And from the imagined words a book is born that tells us about heritage and magic... the rest is a discovery. Help us to get this essential work published for those looking for more from Portugal.
About the author
Oogham RM Lenam is one of Manuel JF Pinto's pseudonyms.
Oogham RM Lenam is a native and resident of Sobrado (Valongo), being "a four-sided sobradense" and a howler with heart and soul since he was a child.
He was Senior Legal Technician at ACT – Authority for Working Conditions and Senior Social Security Inspector.Writer, composer, musician and poet, he has several works edited and others in the final stages for publication.He was a founding member of several socio-cultural associations andis, among others, the Druid of Festa da Cabra and Canhoto in Cidões, Vinhais.
He was also co-founder of Casa do Bugio and laid the foundation stone of the construction.
He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Jacobeus Studies Center – Portuguese Ways to Santiago de Compostela for several years and Brother Archicofrade, belonging to the Committee for Legal Affairs and the Committee for International Affairs of the Archicofradia of Santiago de Compostela.
He is currently Chairman of the Board of the General Assembly of RAPP – Support Network for Pilgrims in Portugal (which involves associations, hostels and individuals linked to the Ways of Santiago in Portugal) and RAPP representative at FPCS – Portuguese Federation of Ways to Santiago.
At the university, he belonged to several academic groups, such as the Praxe Commission, Council of Veterans, Theater and Orphean Group, as well as the University Academy of Porto, having been responsible for several events, including the organization of the University Pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela.
His free time is dedicated to his great passions (music, reading, writing, social volunteering) and to the Camino de Santiago, having traveled the Camino de Santiago more than two dozen times and the Camino de Fátima more than ten and a half times .
Its motto is: "Chaos is an order our mind has not yet understood!"
The reason for the pseudonym is for another time.
Bibliography :
- Bugiadas: Bugios e Mourisqueiros, 1996 (a work for the Festas de S. João committee);
- Heart of Fire: The Origin of Ajudaris, 2018;
- The Tale of Monte que Weeping, 2021;
Has developed, some in the final stages of text and image processing, the following works:
- The Crime of Quelha da Cruz – History of a crime in Sobrado in 1875 (2017 to 2021); Realities of the Unreal – Witchcraft (1998) – 2nd Edition in 2021 (magazine); A Lifetime Adventure or A Lifetime Adventure?, Compilation of Poems and Texts from 1974 to 2021; The Camino de Santiago through the Serra d'Arga – From Barcelos to Lanhelas (2011); Legend of the Birth of Tuela and Citizens (2013); Citizens – The Legend (2014);
Budget and due dates
Physical presentation of the work:
Width: 14.8 cm, Height: 21 cm, Number of Pages: 250 + Cover, Core Paper: Coral Book White 90 grs. Core Colors: 1/1 black, Paper Cover: Crease 280 gsm, Cover Colors: 4/0 colors + 8 cm flaps, Plasticized Matte Cover, Finishing Type: Sewn and Glued
Estimated value for 1000 units: € 2250
Pagination: €350
Transport\Shipping: 115€
Dissemination and promotion of the work: 75€
Literary review: 250€
Schedule: Public launch is scheduled for December 2021. As soon as the funds being raised are reached, we will start the production process of the work.
