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The Notebook

by Jose Saramago
Umberto Eco
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Beginning on the eve of the 2008 US presidential election, The Notebook evokes life in Saramago’s beloved Lisbon, revisits conversations with friends, and offers meditations on the author’s favorite writers. Precise observations and moments of arresting significance are rendered with pointillist detail, and together demonstrate an acute understanding of our times. Characteristically critical and uncompromising, Saramago dissects the financial crisis, deplores Israel’s punishment of Gaza, and reflects on the rise of Barack Obama. The Notebook is a unique journey into the personal and political world of one of the greatest writers of our time.

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    May 1, 2011

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      • ISBN: 9781844678013

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      • ISBN: 9781844678013
      • File size: 1054 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      May 1, 2010
      "That place where I can most express myself according to my desires" is how Nobel laureate, Portuguese novelist, playwright, and journalist Saramago ("Blindness; The Cave") describes his latest endeavor, which consists of a series of excerpts taken from his blog between September 2008 and August 2009. When Saramago moved from Portugal to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands, he was presented with a notebook by his sister- and brother-in-law. Saramago did not write in that notebook, but from it, the idea for the Lanzarote Notebooks emerged and resulted in a blog. No sloppy online writing from this meticulous authorSaramago writes with great sensitivity on topics as diverse as the status of women, world finance, automobiles, music, justice, divorce, and libraries. His love for Lisbon is certain, as is his admiration for specific authors, scientists, and heroic individuals. He hazards a few choice denunciations, as well, for Pope Benedict, jihad, terrorism, torture, and George W. Bush. VERDICT A left-wing humanist, Saramago displays true concern for the state of the world. For serious readers in public and academic libraries.Nedra Crowe-Evers, Sonoma Cty. Lib., Santa Rosa, CA

      Copyright 2010 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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