New from the University of Nebraska Press, is Our Lady of the Artichokes and Other Portuguese-American Stories by Katherine Vaz. This prize winning collection of short stories conjures “ a captivating blend of Old World Heritage and New World Culture to explore the links between families, friends, strangers, and their world.”  This week Linking in Lincoln will be taking you on your own magical journey through the world of Portugal, Katherine Vaz, and a little think we like to call Magical Realism. Are you ready blogger?

Who is Katherine Vaz? Check out this interview with her in Spark by Cindy Slates.

In the aforementioned interview, they mention Magical Realism. Now while this may sound fairy tale-esque, it actually has a very academic meaning. Go to Wikipedia for the full story.

Have you ever wanted to visit Portugal? Yeah, yeah, haven’t we all….well if you’re serious about it then please go to visitportugal.com for what to eat, see, and visit!

For a history of this beautiful country, then go to historyworld.com

Portuguese is a romance language. To see how it works please check out omniglot.com for info on writing systems of the world.

Check back tomorrow another rousing installment of This Week in History!