Journey to Portugal

Journey to Portugal (Viagem a Portugal in Portuguese) is a non-fiction book on Portugal by Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago. It was first published in 1981 by Círculo de Leitores e Editorial Caminho.[1]

For the 2011 film, see Journey to Portugal (film).
First edition

Critical assessment

An English language translation was published in 2001. A review in Publishers Weekly praised the book, calling it a "monumental work, a literary hybrid that intermingles an intimate portrait of a nation with aspects of a novel, travel log and guide book."[2] Writing in the New York Times, Michael Pye was critical of the book, saying "As books of travel go, this one goes wrong from the start; it is downright solipsistic", and concluded that the book was better as a guide to Saramago rather than as a guide to Portugal.[3] The book was also reviewed in World Literature Today,[4] The Washington Post,[5] New Statesman,[6] and The Spectator.[7]

References
  1. Rendeiro, Margarida (2010). The Literary Institution in Portugal Since the Thirties: An Analysis Under Special Consideration of the Publishing Market. Peter Lang. pp. 187, 192, 217, 227. ISBN 9783034300506.
  2. "Journey to Portugal: In Pursuit of Portugal's History and Culture". Publishers Weekly. March 1, 2001. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  3. Pye, Michael (April 1, 2001). "A Walk in the Country: Two decades ago, José Saramago traveled Portugal in search of the past". New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
  4. Monteiro, George (Winter 2002). "Review". World Literature Today. 76 (1): 234. JSTOR 40157243.
  5. Davenport, Guy (25 March 2001). "Traveler in an Antique Land". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  6. Sheen, Harry (11 December 2000). "I saw the world end". New Statesman. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  7. Carr, Raymond (10 February 2001). "Avoiding the company of kings". The Spectator. p. 42. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
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