literatura
English meaning: Literature
Portuguese Definition
(Português)Obras escritas de mérito artístico. A literatura de língua portuguesa produziu obras extraordinárias.
English Definition
Written works of artistic merit. Portuguese-language literature has produced extraordinary works — Luís de Camões' 'Os Lusíadas' (1572, Portugal's national epic about Vasco da Gama's voyage), Fernando Pessoa's heteronymous poetry, Eça de Queirós' realist novels, José Saramago (Nobel 1998), and Brazilian literary giants Machado de Assis, Jorge Amado, and Clarice Lispector.
Example
“José Saramago foi o único escritor de língua portuguesa a ganhar o Nobel de Literatura.”
In English: “José Saramago was the only Portuguese-language writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.”
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Literary Heritage
“Não sou nada. Nunca serei nada. Não posso querer ser nada. À parte isso, tenho em mim todos os sonhos do mundo.”
“I am nothing. I will never be anything. I cannot want to be anything. Apart from that, I have within me all the dreams of the world.”
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