Lives of Things, The

Lives of Things, The
Jose Saramago, Giovanni Pontiero
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Paperback
h197 x 129mm - 228pg
3 May 2013 UK
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9781781680865
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The Lives of Things collects Jose Saramago's early experiments with the short story form, attesting to the young novelist's imaginative power and incomparable skill in elaborating the most extravagant fantasies. Combining bitter satire, outrageous parody and Kafkaesque hallucinations, these stories explore the horror and repression that paralyzed Portugal during the harsh regime of Salazar and pay tribute to human resilience in the face of injustice and institutionalized tyranny. Beautifully written and deeply unsettling, The Lives of Things illuminates the development of Saramago's prose and records the genesis of those themes that resound throughout his novels.
""A poetic encapsulation of Saramago's extraordinary talent - Saramago's stories have a renewed vibrancy in the current climate of doomsday scenarios, broken balance sheets and government debt. They remind us that when the law fails, a good metaphor can take its place."- Bookforum "An intriguing coda to a fascinating career." - Metro "Easily bears comparison to Calvino and Borges, albeit with a more politically astute edge...a welcome reminder of why he deserved the Nobel." - Scotland on Sunday "One of the giants of European literature...For new readers, this collection is an essential introduction to Saramago's concerns with social decay, alienation and political repression and the alternatives to them. For devotees, it is one to savour." - Morning Star
JOSE SARAMAGO (1922 - 2010), Nobel Laureate, novelist, playwright and journalist, was one of the world's most influential writers. His numerous books include the bestselling All the Names, Blindness, and The Cave.
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ISBN-13: 9781781680865
Published: 3 May 2013
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Verso Books
Publisher: Verso Books
Format: Paperback
Height: 197mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 228
Dewey: 869.342

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