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MONTEIRO (Luís de Sttau). PEÇAS em Um Acto: A Guerra Santa, A Estátua, com uma nota explicativa. Lisboa. 1966. - MONTEIRO (Luís de Sttau) PEÇAS em Um Acto: A Guerra Santa, A Estátua, com uma nota explicativa . Lisboa: Editorial Minotauro, 1966. 144 pp.; 200 mm. First edition. The Holy War and The Statue are two pieces of political and anti-colonial satire that directly target the dictatorship and the colonial war. The work went on sale at the end of 1966; a few days later, on November 24th, Luís de Sttau Monteiro was arrested by the PIDE (Portuguese secret police) in Caxias prison, where he remained for six months. Editorial Minotauro was forcibly closed and its assets destroyed by the authorities. The PIDE seized 1232 copies out of the 2540 printed; the rest circulated clandestinely in Portugal and Brazil. Due to these circumstances, the first edition is very rare. There was also a second clandestine edition. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate