The Lives of Things
of José Saramago, Giovanni Pontiero (Translation)
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Combining bitter satire, outrageous parody and uncanny hallucinations, this collection of JosĂ© Saramagoâs earliest stories from the beginning of his writing career attests to the novelistâs imaginative power and incomparable skill in elaborating the most extravagant fantasies. Each tale is a wicked, surreal take on life under dictatorship: in âEmbargoâ a man drives around a city that is slowly running out of petrol; âThe Chairâ recounts what happens when dictator Salazar falls off his chair and dies; in the Kafkaesque âThingsâ the life of a civil servant is threatened as objects start to go missing.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 228 pages
- Publisher Verso
- Publication Date May 7th 2013
- First Publication 10/30/78
- Language English
- ISBN 9781781680865
- Edition Not informed
- Category Poetry & Essays
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