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by José Saramago, Giovanni Pontiero

Lagraziana's Kalliopeion rated it

9 years ago

url The History-Changing Power of Love: The History of the Siege of Lisbon by José Saramago

Despite its title The History of the Siege of Lisbon doesn’t revolve around the proven historical facts of 1147, but they serve José Saramago only as background for a love story taking place eight centuries later. Correcting the proofs of a history book Raimundo Benvindo Silva intentionally adds a...

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A Scottish-Canadian Blethering On About Books rated it

13 years ago

text The History of the Siege of Lisbon

I suspect my 3 stars will be a relatively uncommon response; this strikes me as a love-it-or-hate-it kind of work. I'm literally in two minds: I loved the themes, and grew to like the characters, but I don't have the patience for the stream of consciousness style. I know that it's deliberate, with c...

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