This novel is entirely based on the factual events of September 28, 1974, and the leadup to it. The President of the Republic, General Ant?nio de Sp?nola, attempted to assume personal power over the emergent Portuguese democracy following the overthrow of fascism just the previous April. Of course, he was not acting alone in calling for multitudes of people to flood Lisbon, the capital city, on September 28 from all over the country (free transportation...