Каин - José Saramago, Жозе Сарамаго, Alexander Bogdanovsky • BookLikes (ISBN:9785699439188)

Каин

by: Alexander Bogdanovsky (author) Жозе Сарамаго (author) José Saramago (author)

Format: hardcover

ISBN: 9785699439188

Publish date: August 2010

Publisher: EKSMO, Domino

Pages no: 240

Edition language: Russian

Category:

Novels, Humor, Literature, European Literature, Historical Fiction, Religion, Portuguese Literature

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The better to see you, my dear rated it

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http://Zanahoria.booklikes.com The better to see you, my dear 2.5 I didn't need it pointed out to see it

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So, Saramago goes trolling through the old testament.I really liked "The Gospel according to Jesus Christ", and have read some very interesting takes on the Cain and Abel story (like Unamuno's Abel Sanchez), but I didn't much care for this one. After the first quarter, I had trouble staying engaged,...

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Gatta ci cova rated it

12 years ago

http://Patricija.booklikes.com Gatta ci cova 5.0 Caino

text Caino

È colpa di un dio collerico e crudele, compiaciuto del ricco dono di Abele e contrariato da quello più modesto, ma offerto con amore, di Caino, se la mano si leva contro il fratello. È quindi dio, responsabile dell’azione fratricida di Caino. Compiuto il delitto, Caino, subirà un castigo malvagio. G...

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sologdin rated it

12 years ago

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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...

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Kain is a parody on the bible: After killing his brother Abel Cain is sent around the world and also through time. He witnesses the most important scenes in the Old Testament (e.g. Noah building his Arch, Abraham sacrificing Issac, the dance around the Golden Calf etc). But all scenes are seen throu...

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Kinga's Books rated it

12 years ago

http://Kinga.booklikes.com Kinga's Books 3.0 Jose Saramago - Cain

text Jose Saramago - Cain

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 ...

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