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Manual of Painting and Calligraphy

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From the Nobel Prize winning author-a novel that takes us into the last days of Salazar's dictatorship when a second-rate artist is commissioned by a wealthy client to paint a portrait and the political and intellectual struggles that ensue.Manual of Painting and Calligraphy was José Saramago's first novel. Written eight years before the critically acclaimed Baltasar and Blimunda, it is a story of self-discovery set against the background of the last years of Salazar's dictatorship. A struggling young artist, commissioned to paint a portrait of an influential industrialist, learns in the process about himself and the world around him. The brilliant juxtaposition of a passionate love story and the crisis of a nation foreshadows all of Saramago's major works. A must-have for any devotee of the great Portuguese Nobel laureate, Manual of Painting and Calligraphy is now available in the United States."Taut and compelling." - Los Angeles Times Book Review"Beautifully realized, heartbreakingly honest." - Providence Journal-Bulletin"Almost impossible to put down." - Austin American-Statesman

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780547640228
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 256
  • Udgivet:
  • 1. maj 2012
  • Størrelse:
  • 137x18x206 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 259 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 16. januar 2025
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From the Nobel Prize winning author-a novel that takes us into the last days of Salazar's dictatorship when a second-rate artist is commissioned by a wealthy client to paint a portrait and the political and intellectual struggles that ensue.Manual of Painting and Calligraphy was José Saramago's first novel. Written eight years before the critically acclaimed Baltasar and Blimunda, it is a story of self-discovery set against the background of the last years of Salazar's dictatorship. A struggling young artist, commissioned to paint a portrait of an influential industrialist, learns in the process about himself and the world around him. The brilliant juxtaposition of a passionate love story and the crisis of a nation foreshadows all of Saramago's major works. A must-have for any devotee of the great Portuguese Nobel laureate, Manual of Painting and Calligraphy is now available in the United States."Taut and compelling." - Los Angeles Times Book Review"Beautifully realized, heartbreakingly honest." - Providence Journal-Bulletin"Almost impossible to put down." - Austin American-Statesman

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