Testing your Portuguese culture
05-13-2008, 08:50 AM
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Saramago! I'm just reading his 'O homem duplicado' but not in Portuguese
 not yet...Amalia Rodriguez - Dulce Pontes 'Canção do mar' - makes me feel like being on Cabo de St. Vincent. First things that come to my mind
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05-14-2008, 06:11 PM
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But let me tell you that I don't really like Saramago very much... Yes, Amalia Rodrigues- great voice of FADO! Dulce Pontes, too. About your country, I know Lech Walesa... . Tell me about famous writers...Thanks! |
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05-14-2008, 09:38 PM
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Hi,
Whether you like Saramago or not, I guess he's one of the most popular PT writers  I don't know yet if I like his writings or not as I haven't read many of his books. For the time being I know the way he writes is quite difficult and I'm happy I'm reading one of his latest books in PL One thing more about Saramago - have u read 'Levantado do Chao'? I heard it's a very good book as to get some knowledge about the history of Portugal (you know, your famous Revolução dos Cravos) Our countries faced the same 'fate', in relatively recent past, which was communism. I wonder how u see it...As for Polish writers - well, taking classics into consideration, I should mention Adam Mickiewicz, Juliusz Słowacki, Bolesław Prus and many many others. Luckily for us, Polish people, the list would be loooong. It's great you know Lech Wałęsa! As for PT culture, I also remember CATAPLANA - cuisine is also culture, isn't it Até a próxima, katee
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05-15-2008, 09:13 PM
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Helo, Katee, Well, about Saramago, yes, he is one of the most well known Portuguese writers at the moment, because of the Nobel Prize! About the book you mentioned I haven't read it yet... only Todos os Nomes, O Memorial do Convento e a Caverna. About communism... did you know Saramago is communist?  We also have many classical writers: Camões, Fernando Pessoa, Eça de Queirós, Vergílio Ferreira, Miguel Torga, Sophia de Mello Breyner... Thanks for giving me the names of some Polish writers. I'm going to do some research work to find out more about them! Lech Walesa... I think it's a Polish symbol... isn't it? So... Cataplana... have you already been to the Algarve?  I'm glad you seem to know (and like) Portugal... And... of course I forgot the Polish Pope: João paulo II Can you tell me how to say"até à próxima" in Polish?? Bye! Take care! |
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05-16-2008, 08:39 AM
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Cześć!
About communism... did you know Saramago is communist? <- damn him! But nada e perfeito - pode ser com 'ninguem'? As for Eça de Queirós, I have a book of this author 'Cantos' (in PT) but haven't started reading yet. Yes, I visited Algarve 1,5 year ago and I loved it. Actually, when u want to go to Portugal as a tourist, 90% of offers direct u to Algarve But I didn't stay there - I rented a car and travelled in different directions. Lech Walesa is a Polish symbol, I agree. His is actually a hero connected with breaking Martial Law in Poland (the period after communism). However, Jan Paweł II is much closer to Polish people's hearts... até à próxima = 'do następnego', to translate it word by word, but 'na razie' is more common. So, na razie! Kasia
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05-16-2008, 05:52 PM
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Cześć! Where and what did you visit in Portugal, besides the Algarve? Did you come to the North? Porto... maybe?  But nada e perfeito - pode ser com 'ninguem'?- Yes! I'm glad you have books in Portuguese! And you can read them! It's very good! As for the Pope... yes, it's true... he wasn't only much closer to thePolish peple... but yes from all the Catholic people! Unfortunately I hadn't the chance to meet him personaly  I really admired him VERY MUCH! Well, I think it's all by now. Keep in touch! na razie |
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