Baltasar and Blimunda - by José Saramago (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From José Saramago, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Baltasar and Blimunda is a rich tale of romance and religion in a magical age.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>From José Saramago, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, <i> Baltasar and Blimunda</i> is a "brilliant...enchanting novel" (<i>The New York Times Book Review)</i> of romance, deceit, religion, and magic set in eighteenth-century Portugal at the height of the Inquisition. </b>Portugal, 1711: an amorous friar is pursued naked through the rubble-strewn streets of Lisbon; an enthusiastic procession of flagellants roars with pleasure over the damnation of adultery; a royal prince uses hapless sailors for target practice; and women dressed in colorful finery watch as lapsed converts and sorcerers are put to death by flames. In the midst of the terrors of the Inquisition and the plague, a seemingly mismatched couple discover the wonders of love. This poetic tale, graced with exquisite historical details and full of magic and adventure, is a tapestry of human folly and human will.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A romance and an adventure, a rumination on royalty and religion in eighteenth century Portugal and a bitterly ironic comment on the uses of power."--<b><i>New York Times</i></b> <p/> "A charming and really moving love story... An unexpected gem."--<b>USA Today</b> <p/> "An enchanting novel [with a] love story which soars over the rest of the action like a flute above a heavy orchestra."--<b><i>New York Times Book Review</i></b> <br> <p/><br>
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