Journey To Portugal Av José Saramago

<p><b>José Saramago takes us on a thrilling literary journey through the land, history and culture of his native country.</b><br><br>From the misty mountains of the north to the southern seascape of the Algarve, the travels of Nobel Laureate José Saramago are a passionate rediscovery of his own land. <br><br> Embarking in the autumn of 1979, Saramago resolves to travel <i>to </i>Portugal, as well as through it. As his country emerges from an authoritarian dictatorship, he traverses his beloved homeland, neglecting its grand ''sights'' in favour of Romanesque churches and cobweb-ridden chapels, determined to find belonging in the landscape which went on to inform his greatest works of fiction.</p>