The History Of The Siege Of Lisbon

In this ?ingenious? novel (New York Times) by ?one of Europe's most original and remarkable writers? (Los Angeles Times), a proofreader's deliberate slip opens the door to romance-and confounds the facts of Portugal's past. Translated by Giovanni Pontiero.

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: Jose Saramago, José Saramago
• Assisted by: Giovanni Pontiero (Translation)
• Publisher: Harper Collins (US)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.1998
• EAN: 9780156006248
• ISBN: 978-0-15-600624-8
• No. of pages: 324
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Romance, Historical fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Magical Realism, Ancient World, Fiction: general and literary, Historical crime and mysteries, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Thrillers / Historical, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Romance / General, FICTION: Small Town & Rural *, FICTION: Magical Realism, FICTION: Adaptations & Pastiche, FICTION: Historical / Ancient, Biographical fiction / autobiographical fiction, FICTION: Biographical & Autofiction