Jerusalém

Jerusalém is the third novel in the Kingdom series by Portuguese writer Gonçalo M. Tavares, published in 2005 by Círculo de Leitores.[1] Jerusalém has been included in the European edition of 1001 Books to Read Before You Die.[2][3] An English translation was published in 2009.[4]

It won the Ler Millennium bcp prize and the 4th edition of the José Saramago Prize, in 2004. It is currently published by Editorial Caminho.[5][2]

Plot

The work is structured in micro-stories about personal stories in different times—present, past, and future—in a mixture of suffering, horror, and madness. It is a dense analysis of social functioning when on the edge of sanity.

References

  1. ↑ MONCHique, euRico (2005-10-08). "Gonçalo M. Tavares ganha Prémio Saramago". PÚBLICO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  2. 1 2 "Prémio Saramago para Jerusalém de Gonçalo M. Tavares" [Saramago Prize for Jerusalem by Gonçalo M. Tavares]. Sapo.pt. 9 October 2005. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Gonçalo M. Tavares entre finalistas de prémio literário francês" [Gonçalo M. Tavares among finalists for French literary award]. Público (Portugal). 2 March 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  4. ↑ "Jerusalem by Goncalo M. Tavares". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
  5. ↑ "Gonçalo M. Tavares: 'Até quando pobres e ricos continuarão a ser uma espécie única?'". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-06-05.

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