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I'm studying Portuguese. What are some good works of Portuguese literature to read? I'd prefer European Portuguese, but will take Brasilian or African suggestions as well.

>> No.15084673

>>15084160
Saramago, Camões, Eça de Queirós, Pessoa.

>> No.15084727

I would stay away from saramago. If you want to read commies, at least read the good ones, Miguel Torga, or the neo-realists like Alves Redol.

>> No.15084951

>>15084160
Im a native Portuguese and for me personally Pessoa is the most based, but the most crazy aswell.

>> No.15085771

Don't read Camões yet, his work is full of archaisms and is complex for someone who's still learning the language.

Eça de Queirós e Jorge Amado are good options.

>> No.15085785

>>15084160
machado de assis. rich vocab though

>> No.15085795

>>15084160
Eça de Queirós is essential if you're serious into learning the language.
Húmus by Raul Brandão is a personal favorite.

>> No.15085907

>>15084160
Saramago "Memorial do Convento"
Teixeira de Pascoaes, anything
Vergílio Ferreira "Aparição"

>> No.15085999

As a native portuguese I had to learn pessoa and Queiros in 11th and 12th grade which made me hate that shit so fuck the educational system lmao

>> No.15086059

>>15085999
I feel you. The educational system tries so hard to push these old adult books into teenagers who still aren't interested or simply can't understand them, that ends up causing repulse.

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>>15085771
+1 on Jorge Amado
bless all of you tugas *prayer_hand_emoji*

>> No.15086999

Alexandre Herculano
Almeida Garrett
Mia Couto
Machado de Assis

>> No.15087012

>>15084160
I'm another anon but do you guys have simple prose works to begin with? Like a popular children's story?

>> No.15087246

kill portuguese women

>> No.15087266

>>15087246
Why?

>> No.15087735

Aside from the mentioned Pessoa, Machado, Camões, et al.
Antero de Quental is masterful, Olavo Bilac is too. Both great poets. Pessoa's partner was quite good for a woman. «Só» by Antonio Pereira Nobre also considered a classic withing Portugal.

>> No.15087809

The Alchemist should be an easy read.

>> No.15087812

>>15087266
They got mustaches

>>15084160
Really though, Brazil is where it's at. They've basically made the language theirs. I also would reccomend listening to music for language learning.

>> No.15087820

>>15087812
Brasileiros são uma merda po crlh zucas de merda, e as nossas mulheres são boas como ó milho e não kengas zucas de merda