English books from Portugal
Recommended English books written by authors from Portugal (15)
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If you speak English here are some English books from Portugal for the next part of the "Read Around The World Challenge".
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The Elephant's Journey by José Saramago EN
Description:
The enchanting tale of an elephant, his keeper, and their journey through sixteenth-century Europe, based on a true story.
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The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José Saramago EN
Description:
A controversial novel of the life of Jesus Christ portrays his family as being as complex as anyone's family and with a realism that is filled with visions, dreams, and an omen
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The Return by Dulce Maria Cardoso EN
Description:
Everyone has gone away... We too should no longer be here. Luanda, 1975. The Angolan War of Independence has been raging for at least a decade, but with the collapse of the Salazar dictatorship, defeat for the Portuguese is now in sight. Thousands of settlers are fleeing back to Portugal to escape the brutality of the Angolan rebels. Rui is fifteen years old. He has lived in Luanda all his life and has never even visited the far-away homeland - although he has heard many stories. But now his family are finally accepting that they too must return, and Rui is filled with a mixture of excitement ... continue
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The Stone Raft by José Saramago EN
Description:
One day a rift opens along the border between Spain and France, and the Iberian peninsula floats off across the Atlantic, a great stone raft. But what of the floating population? While the tourists and investors flee, the Spanish and Portuguese escape the coast and wander the inland roads.
