José Saramago
Skylight
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In 1940s Lisbon, Portugal, tenants of a small apartment building eke out a living amid abusive relationships, financially struggling families and sexual liaisons. ...Read Review
Raised from the Ground
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Nobel Prize Laureate José Saramago’s (1922-2010) most autobiographical novel opens with the statement “I was born in a family of landless peasants.” ...Read Review
Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
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This early novel by Saramago, available in translation in the U.S. for the first time, is the perfect companion publication to Small ...Read Review
Small Memories
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The title of this delightful book says it all: brief snippets of Saramago’s early life in Portugal, from his earliest memories through ...Read Review
Cain
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This is the English edition of the last novel by Portuguese Nobel laureate Jose Saramago, who died in 2010. So while the author was ...Read Review
The Elephant’s Journey
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It is hard to know which sentiment dominated my reading of this book: sadness at the passing of such a great author, or ...Read Review