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Journey to Portugal (Panther) (Paperback)

by Jose Saramago (Author), Nick Caistor (Translator), Amanda Hopkinson (Translator)

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Paperback: 416 pages
Publisher: The Harvill Press; New edition edition (24 Jan 2002)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1860468721
ISBN-13: 978-1860468728
Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.6 x 3.4 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

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"I'm hard pressed to think of another writer who makes me stop as Saramago does, to go back and discover the meaning of history or allegory in all its wild newness" Julian Evans, Financial Times; "None but Saramago could produce travel writing like this" Henry Sheen, New Statesman

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Crossing his native land from northeast to southwest, the great novelist explores the villages and towns of Portugal and discovers what it is that binds him to his country and his people. Climbing into his aged motor, Jose Saramago's trip across Portugal is a voyage of discovery about his own land. His attention to all he sees is meticulous, whether it be a cobweb-ridden chapel or a grand urban mansion, and each unlocks a thousand memories - of kings, warriors, painters, explorers, writers, saints and sinners. What unites his observations is Saramago's distinctive character as a travelling companion: whether genial after a glass of wine and a drive through misty mountains, or tetchy at being greeted in English by an Algarve hotelier, he is invariably delightful and stimulating company.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Saramago loses his way, 13 Jan 2010

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As someone with a Portuguese heritage - I desperately wanted to like this book. The countless holidays I have spent there with friends and family has revealed a country rich in history, culture and tradition. A friendly and vibrant country, with great cuisine and wines - stunning vistas and varied regions, I thought having searched for so long for a travel book to do it justice - who better than a Portuguese Nobel prize winning author. Wrong! Saramago's words are as dry and dusty as the stones in the old churches that he visits an interminable amount of times - on his journey through a cold and dull country I barely recognise.
I was looking for smart observation and keen insight into the culture - amusing anecdotes, humouress encounters with the natives, no such luck! I would avoid this book if your looking for a literary companion to your travels in Portugal. Though there is certainly a dirth of decent travelogs on Portugal, I would wait until Mssrs Bryson or someone else happens down the Iberian Peninsula. Avoid.

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