Manual of Painting and Calligraphy

Manual of Painting and Calligraphy by Jos Saramago

From the Nobel Prize winning author--a novel that 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.



Manual of Painting and Calligraphy was José Saramago's first novel. Written eight years before the critically acclaimed Baltasar and Blimunda, 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, Manual of Painting and Calligraphy is now available in the United States.



"Taut and compelling." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review



"Beautifully realized, heartbreakingly honest." -- Providence Journal-Bulletin



"Almost impossible to put down." -- Austin American-Statesman

Jose Saramago is one of the world's most well-known authors today. He's written several books, including All the Names, Blindness, and The Cave. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998.

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ISBN 13	9780547640228
ISBN 10	0547640226
Title	Manual of Painting and Calligraphy
Author	Jos Saramago
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cengage Learning, Inc
Year published	2012-05-01
Number of pages	256
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