Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Raimundo Silva, a proofreader at a Portuguese publishing house, takes it upon himself to alter a key word in a text to make it read that in 1147 the king of Portugal reconquered Lisbon from the Saracens without any assistance from the Crusaders. His revision of a signal episode in Portuguese history unexpectedly and inexplicably wins the heart of his supervisor, Maria Sara, a woman of unwavering conviction.
Rather than fire him as she ought to, Maria encourages Raimundo to rewrite the history of the siege of Lisbon in the grand style of a historical romance. Around this seemingly minor episode Jose Saramago constructs a broad, multifaceted tableau involving meditations on historiography and the uses and abuses of language, a parable of life under authoritarian rule, and a bittersweet romance.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Showing 5 featured editions. View all 5 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1
Geschichte der Belagerung von Lissabon: Roman
1998-10, Rowohlt
Taschenbuch
in German
- 14.-33. Tausend Oktober 1998
3499223074 9783499223075
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
2 |
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
3
The history of the siege of Lisbon
1996, Harcourt Brace
in English
- 1st U.S. ed.
015100238X 9780151002382
|
eeee
|
4 |
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
5 |
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?History
- Created April 24, 2023
- 3 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
April 24, 2023 | Edited by indy133 | new edition |
April 24, 2023 | Edited by indy133 | //covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/14302573-S.jpg |
April 24, 2023 | Created by indy133 | Ein neues Buch hinzugefügt. |