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Elizabeth
Feb 25, 2007 rated it really liked it
I don't think that the translation of Saramago's book did this story justice. He won the nobel prize for lit in 1998. ...more
Darrell Kastin
Apr 21, 2016 rated it it was amazing
The first Saramago book that I read, back in the 1990s when nobody had yet heard of the future Nobel winner. It remains my favorite. A rich, beautifully written novel.
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