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Crow (Culture) The substance of Spanish culture—its art, literature, architecture, and
music—is emphasized over straight politics in this cultural history that taps the marrow of
Spanish consciousness. This expanded 3rd edition of Crow’s book has coverage of the post-
Franco period.

Portugal

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Bergreen (Biography) The swashbuckling life of Portugal’s famed navigator Ferdinand
Magellan is front and center in this book, which focuses on his famous three-year journey
around the world. The same author is releasing a version of this book aimed for young adult
readers called simply Over the Edge.

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A Cottage in Portugal by Richard and Barbara Hewiit (Travel Narrative) A Massachusetts couple
recounts their high-spirited adventures after moving to the Portuguese village of Sintra, where
they set out to renovate a 300-year-old cottage.

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exploration and discovery, and examines Portugal’s impact on the world as the founder of the
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Baltasar and Blimunda by José Saramago (Historical Fiction) Winner of the 1998 Noble Prize in
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the late 18th century. Set in 1711, in the midst of the terrors of the Inquisition and the plague,
it follows a seemingly mismatched couple as they discover the wonders of love.

Suggested Movies

Spain

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lifetime by completing the historical pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago. Along the way, he
meets other trekkers with their own stories to tell.

,WW ,MZ`_ 8d 8Z_SP] (1999, Dark Comedy) When her 17-year-old son is tragically killed in a
car accident, Manuela sets out to reconnect with her son’s father and ends up forging new
connections with an outrageous transvestite, a pregnant nun, and her son’s favorite actress.
This 1999 Oscar winner for the Best Foreign Language Film is in Spanish with subtitles.
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and Volver.)

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