Skylight by Jose Saramago
The inklings of Saramago's style swell throughout . . . Skylight shines. -- New York Times
Unmistakably Saramago . . . There is no shortage of wonders to be found in Skylight]. -- Washington Post A fascinating and startlingly mature work . . . The book is a gem. -- Boston Globe Lisbon, late 1940s. The inhabitants of a faded apartment building are struggling to make ends meet: Silvio the cobbler and his wife take in a disaffected young lodger; Dona L dia, a retired prostitute, is kept by a businessman with a roving eye. Humble salesman Emilio's Spanish wife is in a permanent rage; beautiful Claudinha's boss lusts for her; Justina and her womanizer husband live at war with each other. Happy marriages, abusive relationships, jealousy, gossip, love--Skylight is a portrait of ordinary people painted by the master of the quotidian, a great observer of the immense beauty and profound hardship of the modern world. The gifted young Saramago makes these characters click together in a way that's extremely sympathetic. -- NPR, All Things Considered It was only a matter of time before a work of such extraordinary honesty and perception would make its way into the world. -- San Francisco Chronicle| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781628995077 |
| ISBN 10 | 1628995076 |
| Title | Skylight |
| Author | Jose Saramago |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Center Point |
| Year published | 2015-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 500 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |