Manual of Painting and Calligraphy - by José Saramago (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>An early example of Saramago's mastery, this novel 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>Manual of Painting and Calligraphy</i> was José Saramago's first novel. Written eight years before the critically acclaimed <i>Baltasar and Blimunda</i>, 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, <i>Manual of Painting and Calligraphy</i> is now available in the United States.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><i>Manual of Painting and Calligraphy</i> was Jose Saramago s first novel. Written eight years before the critically acclaimed <i>Baltasar and Blimunda</i>, 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, <i>Manual of Painting and Calligraphy</i> is available in the United States for the first time. <br>Jose Saramago (1922 2010) was the author of many novels, among them <i>Blindness</i>, <i>All the Names</i>, <i>Baltasar and Blimunda</i> and <i>The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis</i>. In 1998 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. <br>Giovanni Pontiero translated all of Saramago s novels until his death in 1997, just after finishing his translation of Blindness. <br>"<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>For a first novel, though, <b>this work displays a masterly grasp of wordplay and other literary devices, and as the translator points out, it can also serve as a map to the political and social themes of Saramago's future novels</b>.<br>--<i>Library Journal</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>JOSÉ SARAMAGO (19222010) was the author of many books, among them <i>Blindness</i> and <i>The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis</i>. In 1998, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. </p>GIOVANNI PONTIERO translated all of Saramago's novels until his death in 1997, just after finishing his translation of <i>Blindness</i>.
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