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The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis

by José Saramago · 1992 · 368 pages

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About This Book

In 1936, Dr. Ricardo Reis returns to Lisbon after sixteen years in Brazil following the death of the poet Fernando Pessoa. As fascism rises across Europe, Reis wanders the city and engages in philosophical dialogues with Pessoa's ghost.

Genres

Philosophy History Fiction & Literature

Topics

Consciousness Critical Thinking Persuasion Stoicism Storytelling

Book Details

Published

1992

Pages

368

Language

pt

ISBN

9780156996938

Awards & Recognition

Independent Foreign Fiction PrizePortuguese PEN Club AwardDom Dinis PrizeGrinzane-Cavour PrizeCritics' Prize from the Portuguese Association of Literary Critics

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