| Author | Hugo Pratt, Dominique Petitfaux |
| Interview with/Interviewee | Hugo Pratt |
| Interview by/Interviewer | Dominique Petitfaux |
| Contributor | Bruno Lagrange |
| Postface by | Dominique Petitfaux |
| Translated by | Antonio Sabler |
| Publisher | Relógio D'Água |
| Publisher Series | Fora de Colecção |
| Copyright Holder | Éditions Robert Laffont, S.A. |
| Copyright Holder (This Edition) | Relógio D'Água |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | Carlos César |
| Revised by | Mariana Portela, Luís Mendonça |
| Composition | Relógio D'Água |
| Layout by/Layout Coordinator | Relógio D'Água |
| Printed by | Guide - Artes Gráficas |
| Format | Soft cover |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Location | Portugal |
| Copyright | 2005-11 |
| Copyright | 1999 |
| Copyright | 1991 |
| First Printing | 1991 |
| Pages / Font | 295 pages |
| Series Number | 16 |
| ISBN | 972-708-860-0 |
| Barcode (EAN) | 9 789727 088607 |
| DL (Portuguese) | 235020/05 |
| Notes | Subtitle on the cover: "Memórias e Reflexões"
Subtitle on the title page: "Recordações e Reflexões"
"O Desejo de ser inútil" is preceeded by "Abertura Irlandesa", a small set of watercolors by Hugo Pratt. |
