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The History Of The Siege Of Lisbon
by [Saramago, José]
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Description
Raimundo Silva, a proofreader at a Portuguese publishing house, takes it upon himself to alter a key word in a text to make it read that in 1147 the king of Portugal reconquered Lisbon from the Saracens without any assistance from the Crusaders. His revision of a signal episode in Portuguese history unexpectedly and inexplicably wins the heart of his supervisor, Maria Sara, a woman of unwavering conviction. Rather than fire him as she ought to, Maria encourages Raimundo to rewrite the history of the siege of Lisbon in the grand style of a historical romance. Around this seemingly minor episode Jose Saramago constructs a broad, multifaceted tableau involving meditations on historiography and the uses and abuses of language, a parable of life under authoritarian rule, and a bittersweet romance.
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Product Details
- Mariner Books Brand
- Sep 1, 1998 Pub Date:
- 9780156006248 ISBN-13:
- 0156006243 ISBN-10:
- 324.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 8.58 in * 0.73 in * 5.91 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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