Skylight
by Saramago, Jos (tr. Margaret Jull Costa)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine, 1st USA edition (2nd printing).
- ISBN 10
- 0544090020
- ISBN 13
- 9780544090026
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About This Item
New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014. 1st USA (2nd print.). hardback. Fine, 1st USA edition (2nd printing).. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). A previously unpublished novel by a literary master, Jose Saramago (1922-2010), ""Skylight"" tells the intertwined stories of the residents of a faded apartment building in 1940s Lisbon. Silvestre and Mariana, a happily marriedelderly couple, take in a young nomad, Abel, and soon discover their many differences. Adriana loves Beethoven more than any man, but her budding sexuality brings new feelings to the surface. Carmen left Galicia to marry humble Emilio, but hates Lisbon and longs for her first love, Manolo. Lidia used to work the streets, but now she s kept by Paulo, a wealthy man with a wandering eye. These are just some of the characters in this early work, completed by Saramago in1953 but never published until now. With his characteristic compassion, depth, and wit, Saramago shows us the quiet contentment of a happy family and the infectious poison of an unhappy one. We see his characters most intimate moments as well as the casual encounters particular to neighbors living in close proximity. ""Skylight"" is a portrait of ordinary people, painted by a master of the quotidian, a great observer of the immense beauty and profound hardships of the modern world.""
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132067
- Title
- Skylight
- Author
- Saramago, Jos (tr. Margaret Jull Costa)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine, 1st USA edition (2nd printing).
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st USA (2nd print.)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0544090020
- ISBN 13
- 9780544090026
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2014
- Pages
- 299
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, translation historical fiction, Saramago, Nobel, prize
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.52 g
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9\"\" x 6\"\")
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