num_pages: 452
description: From the misty mountains of the north to the southern seascape of the Algarve, the travels of Nobel Laureate Jose Saramago are a passionate rediscovery of his own land.Setting off in his veteran motor car, Saramago wants to travel to Portugal, as well as through it: by making it his destination the acclaimed writer hopes to take stock of his native land as it hovers on the edge of the modern world. He is no typical guide - he avoids the "sights" in favour of a remote Romanesque church, a cobweb-ridden chapel, the local and the domestic - but, with his deep fount of memory and erudite knowledge, each encounter evoking the span of Portugal's history, he is anyone's idea of a delightful travelling companion.
language: English
title: Journey to Portugal: In Pursuit of Portugal's History and Culture
titlecomplete: Journey to Portugal: In Pursuit of Portugal's History and Culture (Harvill Panther)
genres: Historical, Reference, Portuguese Literature, Nonfiction, Classics, Portugal, Travel, Nobel Prize, Unfinished, History
ratings_count: 1159
publisher: The Harvill Press