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Camões was not only an extraordinary poet, but also an excellent observer and historian. Opinion by Jorge Paiva
If my suggestion happens to disappoint any reader, let us both take refuge in the words of Rilke: “Works of art are of an infinite loneliness.”
The American poet and writer questions social status and draws parallels with the worlds of music, sociology, and political theory. We spoke with the author of the book “The Melancholia of Class”.
The reader of Camilo (1825-1890) has plenty to choose from: an endless list of novellas, novels, serials, episodes, short stories, diatribes, memoirs, and the list is only halfway through.
With humour and historical research, the book “Sabedoria do Convento” explores friendship, work, and love, connecting the past and the present. We spoke with the authors, Ana Garriga and Carmen Urbita.
Between 1971 and 1973, he served in the war as a militia medical officer.
The former British prime minister was a brilliant author of texts and phrases that left their mark on world history.
It is in the remote character that the unique wonder of Gil Vicente's plays lies, mixtures of entertainment, religious ceremony, agricultural fair, riddle, and propaganda.
The books of the week on the bookshelf of Carlos Vaz Marques, Ricardo Araújo Pereira, Pedro Mexia and João Miguel Tavares
And yes, he is a cunning gentleman, the rascal - but there is nothing malicious about him. And that is so evident in the characters of Mário Zambujal.
SPA recalls “the much” that Mário Zambujal did “for journalism and literature”.
The French director held up a mirror to the 1942 work, essential to 20th-century literature, and to the enigmatic character Meursault, to try to understand what the reflection tells us.
As much as António Lobo Antunes claimed the status of a great writer, he would certainly find it inconvenient to be elevated to Great Writer in the superlative degree. Opinion by António Guerreiro.
In the work 'Andam Faunos pelos Bosques', this Spanish friar of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is presented, who so moved the pilgrims during the Novena of Saint Barnabas in 1900.
Following the passing of one of the greatest contemporary Portuguese writers at the age of 83, Jorge Reis-Sá recalls his friendship with “the gentlest and most ferocious of beings,” from whom he learned that “there is no such thing as talent, only stubborn oxen,” and that “only obsession can save a novel.”
“The news spreads that you died last night.” This is how Dulce Maria Cardoso begins a text about the loss of António Lobo Antunes on Thursday, March 5th. The news spread and the country was filled with the echoes of the words they heard from him, he for whom we are all “conch shells that no echo inhabits.”
Nuno Lobo Antunes, the younger brother, the fifth of six, in the eulogy read at the farewell, recalls that “no one recited poetry like António” and thanks him for having stolen his memories, giving them an eternal, literary life.
Mário Zambujal, the renowned Portuguese journalist and writer, has died at the age of 90. Known for his wit, his prolific career across major newspapers and media outlets, and his celebrated literary work, including 'Crónica dos Bons Malandros', he is remembered by colleagues and public figures as a talented storyteller and a kind, extraordinary man who left a lasting mark on Portuguese culture.
A journalist turned writer, Mário Zambujal dedicated over 40 years to words. Whether in print, on the radio, or on television, he made the entire country laugh with his stories of lovable rogues. He passed away at the age of 90.
The funeral ceremonies for journalist and writer Mário Zambujal, who died this Thursday at the age of 90, will take place on Saturday starting at 5:00 PM at the Basílica da Estrela in Lisbon, a family source told Lusa.
The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Margarida Balseiro Lopes, considered the “exceptional and talented” journalist and writer Mário Zambujal, who died today at the age of 90, “an inspiration for several generations”.
The Academy recalls that the author was born in Moura on March 5, 1936, and began writing “very young.”
Writer and journalist Mário Zambujal, who died at 90, made his literary debut with 'Crónica dos Bons Malandros' in 1980, while he was the well-known anchor of RTP1's 'Domingo Desportivo'.
The President of the Republic, António José Seguro, expressed his sadness today at the death of journalist and writer Mário Zambujal, at the age of 90, whom he remembered as “proudly Alentejan” and “a maverick” with a “striking sense of humour”.