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Giovanni Pontiero


Born
in Glasgow, Scotland, The United Kingdom
February 10, 1932

Died
February 10, 1996

Genre
Translation


Giovanni Pontiero was a Scots-Italian scholar and translator of Portuguese fiction. Most notably, he translated the works of José Saramago and Clarice Lispector, two celebrated names in Portuguese-language literature. ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 256,542 ratings · 20,157 reviews · 28 distinct works • Similar authors
Blindness
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4.18 avg rating — 336,995 ratings — published 1995 — 442 editions
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El coronel no tiene quien l...
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3.80 avg rating — 66,759 ratings — published 1961 — 114 editions
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The Hour of the Star
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4.11 avg rating — 54,458 ratings — published 1977 — 19 editions
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The Gospel According to Jes...
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Baltasar and Blimunda
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3.93 avg rating — 25,996 ratings — published 1982 — 194 editions
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Near to the Wild Heart
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4.02 avg rating — 17,031 ratings — published 1943 — 92 editions
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The Year of the Death of Ri...
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An anthology of Brazilian m...
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Eleonora Duse: In Life and Art
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