Leituras do jornalismo impresso no romance Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis de José Saramago

Translated title of the contribution: Readings of print journalism in the novel The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis by José Saramago

José Cândido Oliveira Martins*

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Abstract

The work of the writer José Saramago is richly nourished by journalism, especially the written press. An eloquent example of this is the novel O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis, in which the protagonist reads the press daily and obsessively. Recreating the historical context of Portugal in 1936, Saramago’s novel demonstrates how even a manipulated and possible press, through the controlled action of censorship and the consequent lack of freedom, is a mirror or repository of information of a time, especially in the crucial year of the propaganda of the Estado Novo regime, celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Revolution of 1926.
Translated title of the contributionReadings of print journalism in the novel The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis by José Saramago
Original languagePortuguese
Pages (from-to)175-188
Number of pages14
JournalMedia & Jornalismo
Volume21
Issue number39
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Dec 2021

Keywords

  • Press
  • Journalism
  • Censorship
  • Novel
  • José Saramago

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