Books from Portugal
68 popular portuguese books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around Europe Challenge" were written by authors from Portugal.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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The Stone Raft by José Saramago EN
Description:
One day a rift opens along the border between Spain and France, and the Iberian peninsula floats off across the Atlantic, a great stone raft. But what of the floating population? While the tourists and investors flee, the Spanish and Portuguese escape the coast and wander the inland roads.
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The Word Tree by Teolinda Gersão EN
Description:
Gita loves Mozambique, while her mother - who came from Portugal in search of a better life - longs to be part of the wealthy Portuguese elite. Teolinda Gersao paints an evocative picture of childhood in Africa and the stark constrast between lush, ebullient Mozambique and the bleak and poor outlook of Salazar in Portugal."
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The Yellow Sofa by Eça de Queirós EN
Description:
On discovering his wife in the arms of another man, the protagonist, Godofredo Alves, throws her out. But as the dishes pile up, Alves has second thoughts. What's more, does he really want to fight a duel that might get him killed? A spoof on honor by a 19th Century Portuguese writer.
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Vamos Comprar Um Poeta by Afonso Cruz PT
Description:
Numa sociedade dominada pelo materialismo, as famílias têm artistas em vez de animais de estimação. É nesse cenário, onde cada espaço tem um patrocinador, cada passo é medido com exatidão, e até a troca dos afetos é contabilizada, que uma menina pede ao pai um poeta. Com humor e leveza, Afonso Cruz conduz uma narrativa para fazer pensar sobre o utilitarismo e o papel da arte em um mundo onde tudo precisa ser mensurado.
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What Can I Do When Everything's On Fire?: A Novel by António Lobo Antunes EN
Description:
A soaring, symphonic epic by the Portuguese master novelist, considered to be the "heir to Conrad and Faulkner" (George Steiner). The razor-thin line between reality and madness is transgressed in this Faulknerian masterpiece, António Lobo Antunes's first novel to appear in English in five years. What Can I Do When Everything's On Fire?, set in the steamy world of Lisbon's demimonde—a nightclub milieu of scorching intensity and kaleidoscopic beauty, a baleful planet populated by drag queens, clowns, and drug addicts—is narrated by Paolo, the son of Lisbon's most legendary transvestite, who sea... continue
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