Journey to Portugal A Pursuit of Portugal's History and Culture

<b>Jose Saramago takes us on a thrilling literary journey through the land, history and culture of his native country.</b><br> <b><br></b>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.<br> <br> Embarking in the autumn of 1979, Saramago resolves to travel <i>to</i> Portugal, as well as through it. As his country emerges from an authoritarian dictatorship, he traverses his beloved homeland, neglecting its grand 'sights' in favour of Romanesque churches and cobweb-ridden chapels, determined to find belonging in the landscape which went on to inform his greatest works of fiction.