Well, we've met Fernando Pessoa and all who walk within him, courtesy of Heternonym and miriring, and I thought we should have a thread on Portuguese Literature in general because it's an area in which I, as I'm sure many, are not well versed in.
All that springs to mind is the Nobel laureate, Jos? Saramago; and E?a de Queir?s, who I get the impression is a sort of Portuguese Dickens, although that's probably far off the mark. I cant' say, however, as I've read neither of them.
The only other name that springs to mind, purely because it's an intermittent read at the moment, is Luis Bernardo Honwana and his We Killed Mangy-Dog, which was written in Portuguese, although he himself is Mozambican. And I suppose that qualifies Mia Couto, too.
So, the best and the rest of Portuguese: suggestions?
All that springs to mind is the Nobel laureate, Jos? Saramago; and E?a de Queir?s, who I get the impression is a sort of Portuguese Dickens, although that's probably far off the mark. I cant' say, however, as I've read neither of them.
The only other name that springs to mind, purely because it's an intermittent read at the moment, is Luis Bernardo Honwana and his We Killed Mangy-Dog, which was written in Portuguese, although he himself is Mozambican. And I suppose that qualifies Mia Couto, too.
So, the best and the rest of Portuguese: suggestions?