by José Saramago, Margaret Jull Costa
Nutshell: nearly posthumous old testament tomfoolery by Nobel Prize winner.Biblical satire, strangely not more effective overall than [b:God the Ultimate Autobiography|893726|God The Ultimate Autobiography|Jeremy Pascall|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1329642961s/893726.jpg|878951], cov...
In 'Cain', published just a few months before Saramago’s death, the author gets to argue with God one last time. On this occasion his jibes are aimed at the god of the Old Testament, who, as we all know, is an easy target. This god is cruel, proud, jealous, vindictive, inconsistent and often simply ...
When I saw that Harold Bloom had reviewed José Saramago's last novel in a recent issue of the NYRB, I was tempted to give the book three stars, unread, on principle alone. Unfortunately, for all his bombast, ego & condescension, Bloom can be a penetrating critic, and I am forced to agree with his co...
Cain is the last book written by Nobel Prize for Literature winning author Jose Saramago, published after his recent death. It is essentially a retelling of the Old Testament through the eyes of Cain, who was marked forever for murdering his brother Abel. Cursed by God to wander, the Cain of Saram...
A clever, funny reimagining of stories from Genesis.
Retelling of Cain's story and his disenchantment with God. Subversive, heretical and enjoyable.Warning-if you are a believer, this is probably not for you.
This book was a joy to read, and I think it's the kind of book that begs to be reread. By the title the reader knows the subject of the book: Cain slew his brother Abel, and was cursed by the lord to wander the land until he died a natural death. Cain rides his little donkey through various "future ...
Having read Cain, these are the things I believe José Saramago liked in life:1. Appositives2. HimselfThese are the things I believe he hated:1. The Bible2. Women3. Conventions of writingCain is the story of cain (note item three in the list of dislikes; Saramago saramago does not capitalize names), ...
This was Nobelist José Saramago's last novel. He went out with a great one. This book is laugh out loud funny. Depending on your religious leanings, this may not be for you, since the novel has at its core a sense of outrage with the God of the Hebrew Bible. The tale begins in the Garden of Eden, an...
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