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Description for The Notebook
Paperback. A year in the life of the Nobel laureate on the anniversary of his death. Translator(s): Hopkinson, Amanda; Hahn, Daniel. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 25. Weight in Grams: 322.
Thought-provoking and lyrical, The Notebook records the last year in the life of José Saramago. In these pages, beginning on the eve of the 2008 US presidential election, he evokes life in his beloved city of Lisbon, revisits conversations with friends, and meditates on his favorite authors. Precise observations and moments of arresting significance are rendered with pointillist detail, and together demonstrate an acute understanding of our times. Characteristically critical and uncompromising, Saramago dissects the financial crisis, deplores Israel's punishment of Gaza, and reflects on the rise of Barack Obama. The Notebook is a unique journey into the personal and ... Read more
Thought-provoking and lyrical, The Notebook records the last year in the life of José Saramago. In these pages, beginning on the eve of the 2008 US presidential election, he evokes life in his beloved city of Lisbon, revisits conversations with friends, and meditates on his favorite authors. Precise observations and moments of arresting significance are rendered with pointillist detail, and together demonstrate an acute understanding of our times. Characteristically critical and uncompromising, Saramago dissects the financial crisis, deplores Israel's punishment of Gaza, and reflects on the rise of Barack Obama. The Notebook is a unique journey into the personal and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844677016
SKU
V9781844677016
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About José Saramago
The Portuguese Nobel Laureate José Saramago was a novelist, playwright and journalist. His numerous books, including the bestselling All the Names, Blindness, and The Cave, have been translated into more than forty languages and have established him as one of the world's most influential writers. He died in June 2010. Umberto Eco is a professor of semiotics at the ... Read more
Reviews for The Notebook
Fascinating and smart and provocative, and a lot of fun to dip into.
The New York Times
In readably provocative style, with offbeat riffs on his life and writing, on ideas and histories ... This is a bittersweet delight.
Boyd Tonkin
The Independent
Saramago is one of Europe's most original and remarkable writers ... His ... Read more
The New York Times
In readably provocative style, with offbeat riffs on his life and writing, on ideas and histories ... This is a bittersweet delight.
Boyd Tonkin
The Independent
Saramago is one of Europe's most original and remarkable writers ... His ... Read more