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008 140909s2014 mau 000 1 eng
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020 _a9780544570375
_q(softcover)
020 _z9780544084988 (ebook)
041 1 _aeng
_hpor
042 _apcc
040 _aDLC
_beng
_erda
_cDLC
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_dMvI
050 0 0 _aPQ9281.A66
_bC5813 2014
082 0 0 _a869.3/42
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100 1 _aSaramago, Joseƌ.
240 1 0 _aClaraboia.
_lEnglish
245 1 0 _aSkylight /
_cJose Saramago ; translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa.
264 1 _aBoston :
_bHoughton Mifflin Harcourt,
_c2014.
300 _axiii, 299 pages ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
520 _a"A previously unpublished novel by a literary master, Skylight tells the intertwined stories of the residents of a faded apartment building in 1940s Lisbon. Silvestre and Mariana, a happily married elderly couple, take in a young nomad, Abel, and soon discover their many differences. Adriana loves Beethoven more than any man, but her budding sexuality brings new feelings to the surface. Carmen left Galicia to marry humble Emilio, but hates Lisbon and longs for her first love, Manolo. Lidia used to work the streets, but now she's kept by Paulo, a wealthy man with a wandering eye. These are just some of the characters in this early work, completed by Saramago in 1953 but never published until now. With his characteristic compassion, depth, and wit, Saramago shows us the quiet contentment of a happy family and the infectious poison of an unhappy one. We see his characters' most intimate moments as well as the casual encounters particular to neighbors living in close proximity. Skylight is a portrait of ordinary people, painted by a master of the quotidian, a great observer of the immense beauty and profound hardships of the modern world"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 7 _aFICTION / General.
_2bisacsh
700 1 _aCosta, Margaret Jull,
948 _au379246
949 _aPQ9281 .A66 C5813 2014
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