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The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis

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by José Saramago

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Saramago suggested this novel might be fully appreciated by someone who is Portuguese. Giovanni Pontiero in his introduction says, "the novel demands considerable knowledge of Portugal's history and culture from the stirring times of glory and empire up to the first ominous chapters of dictatorship under Salazar". What should i read up on? Did anyone not Portuguese feel they got a lot from the book?
Micaela Rangel Fernando Pessoa was one of the best writers and poets Lisbon ever saw, and most important too. Read up on him on a quick web search. Ricardo Reis was …moreFernando Pessoa was one of the best writers and poets Lisbon ever saw, and most important too. Read up on him on a quick web search. Ricardo Reis was one of the many alias of Fernando Pessoa.

He writes and we read and fall in love with the art.(less)
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