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And Other Stories
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A nurse sleeps at the bedside of his dying patients; a wife deceives her husband by never telling him he has cancer; a bedridden man has to be hidden from his demented and amorous eighty-year-old wife. In her poignant and genre-busting debut, Susana Moreira Marques confronts us with our own mortality and inspires us to think about what is important. Accompanying a palliative care team, Moreira Marques travelled to Trás-os-Montes, a forgotten corner...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Nobel Prize–winning author explores his homeland in “this monumental work, a literary hybrid” of cultural history, literary nonfiction, and travelogue (Publishers Weekly).
In 1979, José Saramago decided to write a book called Journey to Portugal—and dedicated himself to obtaining the fullest meaning of his title. More than merely journeying in or through his native...
In 1979, José Saramago decided to write a book called Journey to Portugal—and dedicated himself to obtaining the fullest meaning of his title. More than merely journeying in or through his native...
Author
Publisher
Surrey Books, an Agate imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Since the nineteenth century, the Bolhäo Market in Porto has been the culinary hub of Northern Portugal, where farmers, fishermen, and artisan food producers (think wine, cheese, and olive oil) have gathered to sell their products and swap their stories in the open air. Due to the rise of chains and supermarkets, the number of vendors has slowly dwindled, and the market's walls have crumbled into disrepair - but the space still pulses with knowledge...
6) Lisbon
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Series
Publisher
MH Sub l, LLC dba Fodor's Travel
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Compact and affordable, Fodor's 25 Best Lisbon is a great travel guide for those who want an easy-to-pack guidebook and map to one of the most exciting cities in Portugal. Fodor's 25 Best Guides offer highlights of major city destinations in a compact package that includes a sturdy, detailed street map you can bring along with you to help you navigate when cell service is not available. By focusing only on top sights-all divided by neighborhood-we...
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