Portuguese Authors & Texts
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Angolese
Writers
Inclusive database on Angolese writers and poets.
Information on other Portuguese and writers of Lusophone Africa
is also included. Very brief biographical information and a sample
of each author's work.
Antologia
de Poesia Angolana
A
very useful anthology of Angolan poetry. Includes short biographies
and links.
Autores
africanos
Site with extracts from many Lusophone writers.
Bibliography
of lusophone women writers:
Includes "Lusophone African Women's Writing:
A Brief Introduction" by Tony Simoes da Silva, lists some
Guinea-Bissau writers. The bibliography is by author surname,
with links to biographical information for some writers. From
the Dept. of French Studies, University of Western Australia.
Carlos
Drummond de Andrade
The "official" site for this poet. Great
selection of online texts.
Casa
Fernando Pessoa
Excellent website dedicated to the great Portguese
poet and information for scholarly opportunities at the Pessoa
center in Lisbon.
Casa
de Cultura Euclides da Cunha (Brazil)
Founded in the early 20th century and sponsored
by the Brazilian government, this is a cultural organization devoted
to the literary arts, in memory of the famous essayist and writer
Euclides da Cunha (1866-1909).
Centro
Cultural Eca de Queirós
Site of the cultural center devoted to promote
the study of the works of the Portuguese novelist.
Chico
Buarque de Holanda
"Official" site of the songwriter and
novelist. It is a great resource also for his literature.
Clarice
Lispector
Site dedicated to the works of the most famous
Brazilian female fiction writer In English and Portuguese..
Eça
de Queirós
A
good site about Eça’s life and his great novel
Os Maias.
Fernando
Pessoa
Excellent
site about Fernando Pessoa containing links to other
relevant sites.
Fernando Pessoa
Website about Fernando Pessoa
Fundacao
Jorge Amado
Foundation devoted to promote the works and legacy
of Bahian writer Jorje Amado.
Gregorio
do Matos
Website of the Barroque Poet maintained by the
University of Bahia.
Hilda
Hist
The "official" page of the famous Brazilian
poet.
Jose
de Almeida (Portugal)
Biography, articles and short stories from this
contemporary Portuguese writer.
José
Saramago
Useful
resource site on Saramago’s life and work.
Jornal de Poesia
Thousands of poems by Portuguese-speaking writers, and literary criticism.
Klick
Escritores
The largest web database of Brazilian writers.
Literatura
Brasileira - Textos literarios em medios electronicos
A large number of e-books for free! From Padre
Vieira's sermons to Raul Pompeia novels. Contains a very complete
and unabridged selection of texts by Machado de Assis and others.
Literature
(Cade search engine)
Links to multiple websites of Brazilian, Portuguese
and Lusophone African literature.
Literatura
Portuguesa - Instituto Politecnico de Beja
Useful links to Portuguese Literature including
authors, online texts, associations & magazines.
Luis
de Camoes
Website of the Camões Institute, with the
poetic corpus of the great Portuguese poet, many references and
several links.
Mia
Couto
Website about Mia Couto (1955-), who was recently awarded
the the Prémio Vergílio Ferreira for his lifetime work.
Michel
Foucault - Online texts in Portuguese
Biography and online texts of the French philosopher
Michel Foucault (1926-1984).
Os
Lusíadas
Site devoted to the greatest epic poem of the Portuguese
language by Camoes. Very good manuscripts.
Padre
António Vieira
Website dedicated to the life and works of the most famous colonial
writer in Portuguese.
Palavreiros
Independent organization, contains more than
5000 poems in both the Portuguese and Spanish language.
Paulo
Coelho
Coelho’s
official multilingual site includes free downloads and many photographs.
PhiloBiblon:
BITAGAP/Bibliografia de Textos Antigos Galegos e Portugueses
PhiloBiblon is a project to construct a bio-bibliographical
database of early texts produced in the Iberian Peninsula and
to provide access to this information through an online service
on the WorldWideWeb / WWW.
Playwrights
- Cade (Brazil)
A comprehensive list with links, consisting of
Brazilian playwrights.
Poesia Africana de Expressão Portuguesa
This page contains the biography of some African writers (mainly from Angola and São Tomé e Príncipe), along with some of their poems.
Projecto
Releituras (Brazil)
Online texts and biographies from Brazilian and
foreign writers.
Por
Mares nunca Dantes Navegados (Portugal)
"Navigate" through Portuguese history,
literature, science, and philosophy; includes biographies, texts
excerpts, and critical articles.
Projeto
Vercial
(Portugal)
The largest web based guide for Portuguese literature.
Free e-books of canonical writers, etc.
Rural
Women, Population & Development in Lusophone Africa: Annotated
Bibliography of Selected Literature in Portuguese Language 1991
- 1996
Prepared by Zoran Roca. Covers Angola, Cape Verde,
Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe.
From the Population Information Network (POPIN) of the United
Nations Population Division (DESIPA), in collaboration with the
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Union
of Angolese Writers (Portuguese)
Essays, poetry, and books from Angolese writers.
Usina
de Letras - The Literature Factory
An online collection of articles, thesis, short
stories and poetry available for viewing by the general public;
website available both in English and Portuguese.
Vasco
Mousinho de Quevedo Castelo Branco
Biography and bibliography of selected literary
works from this 17th Century Portuguese poet.
Versos
de Segunda
A comprehensive list of poems in the Portuguese
language sorted by author.
Vida
e Obra de Euclides da Cunha (Brazil)
The life and work of Euclides da Cunha (1866-1909),
famous essayist and writer.
Vida
e Obra de Luís de Camões
Biography and bibliography of Luís de Camões (1524-80).
Vidas
Lusófonas
Selected biographies from famous individuals (writers,
artists, politicians, freedom fighters) throughout the Portuguese-speaking
world. In Portuguese, English version under construction.
Vinicius
de Moraes (Brazil)
Website dedicated to the life and work of Vinicius
de Moraes (1913-1980), celebrated Brazilian writer and poet.
Last updated on September 18, 2007