Research Catalog

Title

The notebook / José Saramago ; translated by Amanda Hopkinson and Daniel Hahn.

Author

Saramago, José

Publication

London ; New York : Verso, 2010.

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Holdings

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Additional Authors

• Hopkinson, Amanda, 1948-
• Hahn, Daniel

Description

x, 276 p.; 22 cm.

Summary

• A Portuguese novelist records his thoughts on current events, including the 2008 US presidential election, the financial crisis, and Israel's bombardment of Gaza.
• "Provocative and lyrical, The Notebook is a record of a year in the life of José Saramago. On the eve of the 2008 US presidential election, the author started jotting down his reflections on the world in which he lives. He evokes life in his beloved city of Lisbon, conversations with friends, and meditations on his favourite authors, often rendered with pointillist detail: precise observations on stories and moments of arresting significance that together comprise an acute view of our times. Characteristically critical and uncompromising, Saramago dissects the financial crisis, deplores Israels bombardment of Gaza, traces the ongoing inquiry into the execution of the Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes on the London Underground, and charts the transition from the era of George W. Bush to that of Barack Obama."--Jacket.

Uniform Title

Caderno. English

Alternative Title

Caderno.

Subject

• Saramago, José > Diaries
• 1900-2099
• Authors, Portuguese > 20th century > Diaries
• World politics > 21st century
• Civilization, Modern > 21st century
• Lisbon (Portugal)

Genre/Form

Diaries

Note

• "First published as O caderno"--T.p. verso.
• Translated from the Portuguese.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

September 2008 -- October 2008 -- November 2008 -- December 2008 -- January 2009 -- February 2009 -- March 2009 -- April 2009 -- May 2009 -- June 2009 -- July 2009 -- August 2009

ISBN

• 9781844676149 (hbk.)
• 1844676145 (hbk.)

OCLC

• 464579695
• SCSB-12485186

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library