Memorial do Convento - Convento de Mafra - Mafra, Portugal
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N 38° 56.215 W 009° 19.636
29S E 471636 N 4309827
"Memorial do Convento", also known as "Baltasar and Blimunda", is a novel by the Portuguese author José Saramago, published in 1982.
Waymark Code: WMB50Y
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 04/06/2011
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«It is a love story set in the 18th century with the construction of the Convent of Mafra, now one of Portugal's chief tourist attractions, as a background. Two young lovers interact naturally with historical characters including the composer and harpsichordist Domenico Scarlatti and the priest Bartolomeu de Gusmão, recognized today as an aviation pioneer, all in the shadow of the Inquisition. The lovers are always at center stage wrapped in Saramago's language, which ranges from short simple sentences to surrealistic, unpunctuated paragraphs that help to intensify both the action and the setting.»
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