Portuguese

the Land and its People

Kaplan Marion

The first edition of Marion Kaplan's "The Portuguese: The Land and its People" was acclaimed by Portuguese readers, visitors to the country, and those eager to discover the rich history and dynamic present of a superficially familiar but still little-known nation of Europe. Now revised, with a fully updated travel advisory section, this lively portrait of Portugal is once more available.

Marion Kaplan's empathy for Portugal combines with her journalistic skills to create a fascinating close-up of a great nation transforming itself into a modern European state. Her insights into the intricacies of family life and customs, the institutions of church and state, the social mix of rural communities and vibrant cities, make this an unrivalled introduction to Portugal and its people.

About the Author

Born in London, Marion Kaplan lived in Africa for more than twenty years. As a professional photojournalist, she has covered stories in "Time", "Newsweek", "The Times" and the "Observer"; her travel writing has appeared in the "New York Times". She is the author of "Focus Africa", a book on Africa's post-independence period. Since 1980 she has worked mainly in Europe and lived for several years in an old stone house in the Algarve.

Reviews

"Marion Kaplan is a photo-journalist who has lived in Portugal for most of the last decade, and her sympathetic eye provides and excellent portrait of the land and its people... From Portugal's medieval kings to its 20th-century dictator, from its far-flung empire to modern family life, this is a wide ranging look at what has turned Portugal into the land we know today" – The Good Book Guide

"Anyone thinking of offering Portugal as a subject for Mastermind should certainly start here. I learned a lot from the book, and imagine that most readers, Portuguese and foreign alike, would do so too... What comes through very clearly is the author's infectious enthusiasm for her subject and her lively, good-humoured and inquisitive mind" – Cultura

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