The Notebook
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The Notebook by Saramago Jose
A record of a year in the life of the author. It dissects the financial crisis, deplores Israel's bombardment of Gaza, traces the inquiry into the execution of the Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes on the London Underground, and charts the transition from the era of George W Bush to that of Barack Obama.
The most gifted novelist alive in the world today-- Harold Bloom
Saramago is one of Europe's most original and remarkable writers ... His writing is imbued with a spirit of comic inquiry, meditative pessimism and a quietly transforming energy that turns the indefinite into the unforgettable. -- Richard Eder * Los Angeles Times *
Saramago is a writer, like Faulkner, so confident of his resources and ultimate destination that he can bring any improbability to life. -- John Updike * New Yorker *
In the craft of the sentence, Jose? Saramago is one of the great originals. His prose is a voice that envelops all voices: it is like the universe's immanent murmur ... No one writes quite like Saramago, so solicitous and yet so magnificently free. -- Steven Poole * Guardian *
I'm hard pressed to think of another writer who makes me stop as Saramago does, to go back and discover the meaning of history or allegory in all its wild newness. -- Julian Evans * Financial Times *
Fascinating and smart and provocative, and a lot of fun to dip into. * New York Times *
The book presents an intelligent twist on the blogs-turned-books phenomenon, proving that the two mediums are compatible beyond social curios and cultural gimmicks ... The Notebook is a unique glimpse into the candid ruminations of one of the most talented living writers. * Flavorwire *
Impenitently enraged and tender. -- Umberto Eco
His blogs... reveal an often sharp, sometimes mischievous, engagement with the world. -- Maya Jaggi * Guardian *
A bittersweet delight. -- Boyd Tonkin * Independent *
The world is poorer without Saramago, but these notes are a testament to his energy. -- Tom Payne * Daily Telegraph *
Given that most blogs that make it to print seem to involve someone sharing too much information about their sex lives, there's something refreshing about Saramago taking the form to a more elevated plain, crafting apercus on all manner of subjects. * Metro *
A provocative miscellany of occasional pieces. * Financial Times *
Cogent, deft and brisk ... the deeper you delve, a broad, humane political philosophy begins to emerge. * Sunday Herald (Glasgow) *
Saramago enjoys picking up a passing thought or an incident and running with it, confident in his political outrage, calm in his appreciation of friends, considered in his aphoristic criticism of culture. * Times *
One of the fine things about The Notebook is that it prompts a reappraisal of Saramago's fiction ... One can admire the enormous risk Saramago has taken. Rather than place himself and his words above the collective shout, he let himself become a part of the roar, an equal standing and writing citizen. This is the gift he gives us in these blog essays. * Quarterly Conversation *
Saramago is one of Europe's most original and remarkable writers ... His writing is imbued with a spirit of comic inquiry, meditative pessimism and a quietly transforming energy that turns the indefinite into the unforgettable. -- Richard Eder * Los Angeles Times *
Saramago is a writer, like Faulkner, so confident of his resources and ultimate destination that he can bring any improbability to life. -- John Updike * New Yorker *
In the craft of the sentence, Jose? Saramago is one of the great originals. His prose is a voice that envelops all voices: it is like the universe's immanent murmur ... No one writes quite like Saramago, so solicitous and yet so magnificently free. -- Steven Poole * Guardian *
I'm hard pressed to think of another writer who makes me stop as Saramago does, to go back and discover the meaning of history or allegory in all its wild newness. -- Julian Evans * Financial Times *
Fascinating and smart and provocative, and a lot of fun to dip into. * New York Times *
The book presents an intelligent twist on the blogs-turned-books phenomenon, proving that the two mediums are compatible beyond social curios and cultural gimmicks ... The Notebook is a unique glimpse into the candid ruminations of one of the most talented living writers. * Flavorwire *
Impenitently enraged and tender. -- Umberto Eco
His blogs... reveal an often sharp, sometimes mischievous, engagement with the world. -- Maya Jaggi * Guardian *
A bittersweet delight. -- Boyd Tonkin * Independent *
The world is poorer without Saramago, but these notes are a testament to his energy. -- Tom Payne * Daily Telegraph *
Given that most blogs that make it to print seem to involve someone sharing too much information about their sex lives, there's something refreshing about Saramago taking the form to a more elevated plain, crafting apercus on all manner of subjects. * Metro *
A provocative miscellany of occasional pieces. * Financial Times *
Cogent, deft and brisk ... the deeper you delve, a broad, humane political philosophy begins to emerge. * Sunday Herald (Glasgow) *
Saramago enjoys picking up a passing thought or an incident and running with it, confident in his political outrage, calm in his appreciation of friends, considered in his aphoristic criticism of culture. * Times *
One of the fine things about The Notebook is that it prompts a reappraisal of Saramago's fiction ... One can admire the enormous risk Saramago has taken. Rather than place himself and his words above the collective shout, he let himself become a part of the roar, an equal standing and writing citizen. This is the gift he gives us in these blog essays. * Quarterly Conversation *
The Portuguese Nobel Laureate José Saramago was a novelist, playwright and journalist. His numerous books, including the bestselling All the Names, Blindness, and The Cave, have been translated into more than forty languages and have established him as one of the world's most influential writers. He died in June 2010.
Umberto Eco is a professor of semiotics at the University of Bologna and the author of Foucault's Pendulum, The Name of the Rose, and other international bestsellers. He lives in Milan, Italy.
Daniel Hahn is a writer, editor, researcher, and translator. His translations include Creole (2002), The Book of Chameleons (2006), My Father's Wives (2008), and Rainy Season (2009), by Angolan novelist Jose? Eduardo Agualusa.
Umberto Eco is a professor of semiotics at the University of Bologna and the author of Foucault's Pendulum, The Name of the Rose, and other international bestsellers. He lives in Milan, Italy.
Daniel Hahn is a writer, editor, researcher, and translator. His translations include Creole (2002), The Book of Chameleons (2006), My Father's Wives (2008), and Rainy Season (2009), by Angolan novelist Jose? Eduardo Agualusa.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844676149 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844676145 |
| Title | The Notebook |
| Author | Saramago Jose |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Verso Books |
| Year published | 2010-04-06 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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