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Cain / José Saramago ; translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa

By:

Saramago, Jose, (1922-2010)

Contributor(s):

Costa, Margaret Jull

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Boston : Center Point , c2011.Description: 191 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9781611732603

Uniform titles:

Caim . English

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

LARP FIC SAR

LOC classification:

PQ9281.A66 C3513 2011

Summary: "In this, his last novel, Saramago daringly reimagines the characters and narratives of the Bible through the story of Cain. Condemned to wander forever after he kills Abel, he is whisked around in time and space. He experiences the almost-sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham, the Tower of Babel, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Joshua at the battle of Jericho, Job's ordeal, and finally Noah's ark and the Flood. And over and over again Cain encounters an unjust, even cruel God. A startling, beautifully written, and powerful book, in all ways a fitting end to Saramago's extraordinary career"-- Provided by publisher.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Large print book	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	LARP FIC SAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		009606

"In this, his last novel, Saramago daringly reimagines the characters and narratives of the Bible through the story of Cain. Condemned to wander forever after he kills Abel, he is whisked around in time and space. He experiences the almost-sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham, the Tower of Babel, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Joshua at the battle of Jericho, Job's ordeal, and finally Noah's ark and the Flood. And over and over again Cain encounters an unjust, even cruel God. A startling, beautifully written, and powerful book, in all ways a fitting end to Saramago's extraordinary career"-- Provided by publisher.

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