Summary
By the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, ‘a novel with impact… hope and charm’ Independent
Cipriano Algor, an ageing potter, lives with his daughter and her husband in the shadow of the Centre, a nebulous, constantly expanding conglomerate that provides his livelihood - until it decrees that it is no longer interested in his humble wares. Together with his daughter, they craft a new line of small ceramic figurines and, to their bafflement, the Centre orders vast quantities. But…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099449157 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099449153 |
| Author: | José Saramago |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 1 January 2004 |
| Weight: | 204g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 20mm |
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What distinguishes the book is the concern Saramago breathes over his characters; like potter’s clay, they are patiently moulded into their best shape, retaining soft marks of memory
What distinguishes the book is the concern Saramago breathes over his characters; like potter’s clay, they are patiently moulded into their best shape, retaining soft marks of memory – David Jays * Guardian *A novel with impact… hope and charm * Independent *Saramago surprises us by bringing hos characters into close focus with his wise insights on the complexity of human relationships and the psychology of close family ties * Time Out *There are certain writers who will deliver something special with each new book, and Jos- Saramago is one of them * Sunday Telegraph *Saramago resolves the story with the same charm that characterises the whole book…he advocates a simpler life based on family and ‘the small miracles of love’. He does so with humility, but also with implacable conviction – Frank Egerton * The Times *A quietly unsettling yet also charming tale. The atmosphere and story are pure Orwell, but Saramago’s southern Europe rhythms and colour-soaked imagery link him even more firmly to a gritty yet dreamlike magic realism – Carson Howat * Scotsman *Saramago can transform banal sentiments into unexpected profundities – David McAllister * TLS *
About The Author
José Saramago
Jose Saramago is one of the most important international writers of the last hundred years. Born in Portugal in 1922, he was in his sixties when he came to prominence as a writer with the publication of Baltasar and Blimunda. A huge body of work followed, translated into more than forty languages, and in 1998 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Saramago died in June 2010.
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