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Giovanni Pontiero

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Giovanni Pontiero (1932–1996) was the ablest translator of twentieth century literature in Portuguese and one of its most ardent advocates. He was the principal translator into English of the works of José Saramago and was awarded the Teixeira-Gomes Prize for his translation of The Gospel According to Jesus Christ.

Giovanni Pontiero Books

The Lives of Things book cover

The Lives of Things

Jose Saramago
The History of the Siege of Lisbon book cover

The History of the Siege of Lisbon

José Saramago
Selected Cronicas book cover

Selected Cronicas

Clarice Lispector
The Stone Raft book cover

The Stone Raft

José Saramago
The Foreign Legion book cover

The Foreign Legion

Clarice Lispector
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