Small Memories Contributor(s): Saramago, José (Author) |
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ISBN: 0547752636 ISBN-13: 9780547752631 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $13.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.35 lbs) 176 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Portuguese - Ethnic Orientation - Portuguese |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "Small Memories is a . . . nourishing last gift from a great writer."--Washington Post Shifting back and forth between childhood and his teenage years, between Azinhaga and Lisbon, this is a mosaic of memories, a simply told, affecting look into the author's boyhood: the tragic death of his older brother at the age of four; his mother pawning the family's blankets every spring and buying them back in time for winter; his beloved grandparents bringing the weaker piglets into their bed on cold nights; and Saramago's early encounters with literature, from teaching himself to read by deciphering articles in the daily newspaper, to poring over an entertaining dialogue in a Portuguese-French conversation guide, not realizing that he was in fact reading a play by Moli re. Written with Saramago's characteristic wit and honesty, Small Memories traces the formation of an artist fascinated by words and stories from an early age who emerged, against all odds, as one of the world's most respected writers. "Like a nostalgic progenitor bestowing his wealth of life experience upon a younger generation, Saramago digs deep into his peasant roots to sketch a rough outline of the little boy who would become one of the greatest Portuguese-language writers"--Portland Oregonian |
Contributor Bio(s): Saramago, Jose: - 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. Costa, Margaret Jull: -MARGARET JULL COSTA has established herself as the premier translator of Portuguese literature into English today. |