16/07/2023
During a trip in Lisbon, Portugal, I participated in a free walking tour (possibly offered by Live History , but there are lots of good guides).
The guide told us that once, Ferdinando Pessoa participated in a literary competition under three different names with three different submissions, and won the first, the second and the third prize.
After that, Josè Saramago wrote a book, The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis, in which the three characters devised by Pessoa meet each other.
I found this story wonderful, and since in Lisbon there is the most ancient bookstore in the world, https://www.bertrand.pt/online/livraria-bertrand-do-chiado Livraria Bertrand Chiado , I immediately bought the book there (it comes with the stamp that the book was sold in the most ancient library).
Some photos are also of another beautiful library of Lisbon.
If you want to vote for Saramago and Pessoa in the World Cup of Literature 2023, or for any other team,
this is the direct link for group F
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_Dphn03QlwwdItLuoyNEQJLWe8Asd2QDHlx1LQbw9yE