José Saramago
Список книг автора José SaramagoDie Geschichte der Belagerung von Lissabon
Der Korrektor Raimundo Silva hat den Auftrag, ein Buch über die Historie Lissabons auf Fehler durchzusehen. Als er das Manuskript an einer entscheidenden Stelle eigenmächtig ändert, bekommt nicht nur das Buch eine ganz und gar neue Ausrichtung, sondern auch Silvas Leben. Portugals bedeutender Romancier erzählt vom Schreiben, vom Sieg der Phantasie über die Fakten und vom Beginn einer wunderbaren Liebe.
The Lives of Things
A surreal short story collection from the master of what-ifs. The Lives of Things collects José 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 under the Salazar regime 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 themes that resound throughout his novels.
The Notebook
A thought-provoking daily record of the last year in the life of the Nobel Prize–winning novelist. Beginning on the eve of the 2008 US presidential election, The Notebook evokes life in Saramago’s beloved Lisbon, revisits conversations with friends, and offers meditations on the author's favorite writers. 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 political world of one of the greatest writers of our time.
