Portuguese Literature Online
(http://www.portugueseliteratureonline.com/about.htm) is one of the 'Babel
Countries' websites presenting world literature available in English. It is
sponsored by the Gulbenkian Foundation UK and produced by the publishers of
the Babel Guides working with the educational charity organisation Babel
Cultural Heritage Limited.
This website is a new way to get to know Portuguese writers available in
English translation. Click on a region of the interactive map and you will
discover writers associated with it through their own lives or their subject
matter. The writers have links to bio pages, book reviews and English versions
of their books. (Everything you discover through this site is in English). The
books are illustrated by specially chosen keyworded extracts which may be
useful for studying Portuguese culture and reality through the medium of its
writers' works. All extracts used on this site are copyright and presented here
on a fair use basis as part of a presentation and discussion of the original
authors' works.
Portuguese Literature Online is the first of the 'Babel Countries' websites, a
part of Babel World Literature Projects which promotes world literature in
English translation through publications (see babelguides.co.uk), websites,
performances, book presentations and promotions and consultancy.
We would welcome your comments on the site especially from individuals and
organisations wishing to collaborate with or extend our work.
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