The year of the death of Ricardo Reis
/ José Saramago ; translated by Giovanni Pontiero
- New York : Harcourt, Inc. , 1991
- 358 p. ; 21 cm.
Saramago portraits an imaginary encounter between Fernando Pessoa and Ricardo Reis, who venture back to Portugal after the establishment of the dictatorship of general Salazar. The book describes the country during dictatorship and highlights views using Pessoa's poetic aspect which have long been forgotten in history.