Joaquim Arena is currently the Culture and Communications Advisor to the President of Cape Verde.Excerpt of the translation has been published at The CommonJethro Soutar is a well-known translator whose work has been featured at Words Without Borders and GrantaArena was inspired by a 16th Century painting called "The King's Fountain" which clearly shows an Afro-Portuguese knightBlends memoir, personal history, and life on Cape Verde with an exploration of the Portuguese legacy of colonialism, slavery, and the representation of Cape Verdeans in art and literature