Mr Jose Costa Pereira, will open A Voyage through Portuguese Literature , an exhibition of 250 works by some of Portugal's most respected writers, at the State Library of New South Wales on 18 August 1997 at 6 pm. Mr Jose Costa Pereira has worked in conjunction with the Institute of National Libraries and Books in Lisbon to assemble this notable collection. The Consul-General will donate the collection to the State Library of New South Wales in the hope that the works will form the start of a comprehensive collection of Portuguese literature.
Portugese literature is very diverse but very little is known about it in Australia.
A Voyage through Portuguese Literature will feature current editions of classic and contemporary Portuguese novels, poetry, non-fiction and children's books. The Portuguese manuscript will complement the exhibition and be on display in the Dalgety walkway. A Voyage through Portuguese Literature will also feature a lecture by Professor Eugenio Lisboa. Professor Lisboa, Professor of Literature at the University of Aveiro in northern Portugual and President of the Portuguese Embassy in London, will discuss the different authors and literary works produced throughout the Portuguese colonies of Mozambique, Brazil, Macau, East Timor and Angola. The lecture will be presented by the Library Society in the Dixson Room on Thursday 21 August at 6 pm.