![]() Here Saramago has begun to develop a unique voice which swoops and dives on his own work like a bird (and which is captured with all the skill of a ventriloquist in Margaret Jull Costa’s excellent translation) Nick Caistor, Times Literary Supplementīy Saramago’s own reckoning it was the book in which he found and developed his style… a novel that resounds with relevance for our own time Steven Heighton, Scotsman Time now gives us English-speakers the chance to see how well he worked to serve and deserve such greatness in this early novel Ursula K Le Guin, Guardian ![]() It is, amongst other things, perhaps Saramago's way of showing his admiration for the people with whom he grew up Good Book Guide While examining serious political issues – and in particular the power of a small group against exploitation and injustice – the tale is also rich with humour, compassion and love. The narrative voice is unmistakable: a mature, quiet voice, conversational and easy, often ironic or endearingly humorous, that flows forward weaving and interbraiding with itself, wandering but never losing impetus Ursula Le Guin, Guardian
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