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Memorial do Convento by José Saramago (1982) [PT]

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 22:00:00 +0100

Memorial do Convento by José Saramago (1982) [PT]

Author: José Saramago
First Published: January 1, 1982
Score: 7/10

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No epicentro desta história está a construção do Palácio Nacional de Mafra, também conhecido como Convento. O monarca absolutista D. João V, cumprindo uma promessa, ordenou que o edifício fosse erguido no início do século XVIII, em pleno processo colonial, à custa de uma imensa quantidade de ouro e diamantes vindos do Brasil, além do sangue de milhares de operários. Dentre eles, havia um certo Baltasar, da estirpe de Sete-Sóis, inválido da mão esquerda depois de uma guerra, apaixonado por Blimunda, uma jovem dotada de poderes extraordinários. Indivíduos habitualmente não observados pela dita história oficial, mas que no entanto constituem seu tecido mais delicado e essencial.

All the Names by José Saramago (1997)

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 11:00:00 +0100

All the Names by José Saramago (1997)

Author: José Saramago
First Published: 1997
Score: 7/10

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Senhor José is a low-grade clerk in the city’s Central Registry, where the living and the dead share the same shelf space. A middle-aged bachelor, he has no interest in anything beyond the certificates of birth, marriage, divorce, and death, that are his daily routine. But one day, when he comes across the records of an anonymous young woman, something happens to him. Obsessed, Senhor José sets off to follow the thread that may lead him to the woman-but as he gets closer, he discovers more about her, and about himself, than he would ever have wished.

Cain by José Saramago (2009)

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 17:00:00 +0100

Cain by José Saramago (2009)

Author: José Saramago
First Published: October 18th 2009
Score: 7/10

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In this, his last novel, José Saramago daringly reimagines the characters and narratives of the Old Testament, recalling his provocative The Gospel According to Jesus Christ. His tale runs from the Garden of Eden, when God realizes he has forgotten to give Adam and Eve the gift of speech, to the moment when Noah’s Ark lands on the dry peak of Ararat. Cain, the despised, the murderer, is Saramago’s protagonist.

The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José Saramago (1991)

Tue, 01 Feb 2022 22:00:00 +0000

The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José Saramago (1991)

Author: José Saramago
First Published: 1991
Score: 6/10

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This is a skeptic’ s journey into the meaning of God and of human existence. At once an ironic rendering of the life of Christ and a beautiful novel, Saramago’ s tale has sparked intense discussion about the meaning of Christianity and the Church as an institution.