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1981 non-fiction book by José Saramago For the 2011 film, see Journey to Portugal (film).

Journey to Portugal
First edition cover
Author	José Saramago
Publisher	Círculo de Leitores e Editorial Caminho
Publication date	1981

Journey to Portugal: In Pursuit of Portugal's History and Culture (Viagem a Portugal in Portuguese) is a non-fiction book on Portugal by Portuguese author José Saramago. It was first published in 1981 by Círculo de Leitores e Editorial Caminho.

Critical assessment

An English language translation was published in 2001. A review in Publishers Weekly praised the book, calling it a "monumental work, a literary hybrid that intermingles an intimate portrait of a nation with aspects of a novel, travel log and guide book." Writing in The New York Times, Michael Pye was critical of the book, saying "As books of travel go, this one goes wrong from the start; it is downright solipsistic", and concluded that the book was better as a guide to Saramago rather than as a guide to Portugal. The book was also reviewed in World Literature Today, The Washington Post, New Statesman, and The Spectator.

References

Rendeiro, Margarida (2010). The Literary Institution in Portugal Since the Thirties: An Analysis Under Special Consideration of the Publishing Market. Peter Lang. pp. 187, 192, 217, 227. ISBN 9783034300506.
"Journey to Portugal: In Pursuit of Portugal's History and Culture". Publishers Weekly. March 1, 2001. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
Pye, Michael (April 1, 2001). "A Walk in the Country: Two decades ago, José Saramago traveled Portugal in search of the past". The New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
Monteiro, George (Winter 2002). "Review". World Literature Today. 76 (1): 234. doi:10.2307/40157243. JSTOR 40157243.
Davenport, Guy (25 March 2001). "Traveler in an Antique Land". The Washington Post. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
Sheen, Harry (11 December 2000). "I saw the world end". New Statesman. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
Carr, Raymond (10 February 2001). "Avoiding the company of kings". The Spectator. p. 42. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

v t e Works by José Saramago
Novels	Land of Sin Manual of Painting and Calligraphy Baltasar and Blimunda The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis The Stone Raft The History of the Siege of Lisbon The Gospel According to Jesus Christ Blindness All the Names The Cave The Double Seeing Death with Interruptions Small Memories The Elephant's Journey Cain Skylight
Plays	A Noite (1979) Que Farei Com Este Livro (1980) A Segunda Vida de Francisco de Assis (1987) In Nomine Dei (1993) Don Giovanni ou O Dissoluto Absolvido (2005)
Short stories	O Embargo (1973) Quasi Object (1978) Poética dos Cinco Sentidos - O Ouvido (1979) "The Tale of the Unknown Island" (1997)
Non-fiction	This World and the Other The Traveller's Baggage Opinions That DL Had The Notes Journey to Portugal

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