Baltasar and Blimunda

From José Saramago, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Baltasar and Blimunda is a "brilliant...enchanting novel" (The New York Times Book Review) of romance, deceit, religion, and magic set in eighteenth-century Portugal at the height of the Inquisition. Portugal, 1711: an amorous friar is pursued naked through the rubble-strewn streets of Lisbon; an enthusiastic procession of flagellants roars with pleasure over the damnation of adultery; a royal prince uses hapless sailors for target practice; and women dressed in colorful finery watch as lapsed converts and sorcerers are put to death by flames. In the midst of the terrors of the Inquisition and the plague, a seemingly mismatched couple discover the wonders of love. This poetic tale, graced with exquisite historical details and full of magic and adventure, is a tapestry of human folly and human will.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

JOSÉ SARAMAGO (1922–2010) was the author of many novels, among them Blindness, All the Names, Baltasar and Blimunda, and The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis. In 1998 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Zusammenfassung

From José Saramago, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Baltasar and Blimunda is a “brilliant...enchanting novel” (The New York Times Book Review) of romance, deceit, religion, and magic set in eighteenth-century Portugal at the height of the Inquisition. Portugal, 1711: an amorous friar is pursued naked through the rubble-strewn streets of Lisbon; an enthusiastic procession of flagellants roars with pleasure over the damnation of adultery; a royal prince uses hapless sailors for target practice; and women dressed in colorful finery watch as lapsed converts and sorcerers are put to death by flames. In the midst of the terrors of the Inquisition and the plague, a seemingly mismatched couple discover the wonders of love. This poetic tale, graced with exquisite historical details and full of magic and adventure, is a tapestry of human folly and human will.

Zusatztext

“A romance and an adventure, a rumination on royalty and religion in eighteenth century Portugal and a bitterly ironic comment on the uses of power.”—New York Times   “A charming and really moving love story… An unexpected gem.”—USA Today   “An enchanting novel [with a] love story which soars over the rest of the action like a flute above a heavy orchestra.”—New York Times Book Review       

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Josae Saramago, Jose Saramago, José Saramago
• Mitarbeit: Giovanni Pontiero (Übersetzung)
• Verlag: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 16.10.1998
• EAN: 9780156005203
• ISBN: 978-0-15-600520-3
• Seiten: 368
• Abmessung: 135 mm x 203 mm x 25 mm
• Gewicht: 281 g
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; Historical romance, Historical fiction, Second World War fiction, c 1000 CE to c 1500, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Anthologies: general, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Religious and spiritual fiction, Plays, Playscripts, Relating to religious groups, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Historical / General, DRAMA: American / General, FICTION: Romance / Historical / American, FICTION: Romance / Historical / Medieval, LITERATURE: GENERAL FICTION, FICTION: Religious, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, LITERATURE: HISTORICAL, FICTION: Magical Realism, Literature / General Fiction, Literature / Historical