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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Mariner Books
Publication date May 1, 2012
Pages 139
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780547752631
ISBN-10 0547752636
Dimensions 0.50 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight 0.40 lbs.
Original list price $13.95
Summaries and Reviews
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“Small Memories is a . . . nourishing last gift from a great writer.”—Washington Post

Shifting back and forth between childhood and his teenage years, between Azinhaga and Lisbon, this is a mosaic of memories, a simply told, affecting look into the author’s boyhood: the tragic death of his older brother at the age of four; his mother pawning the family’s blankets every spring and buying them back in time for winter; his beloved grandparents bringing the weaker piglets into their bed on cold nights; and Saramago’s early encounters with literature, from teaching himself to read by deciphering articles in the daily newspaper, to poring over an entertaining dialogue in a Portuguese-French conversation guide, not realizing that he was in fact reading a play by Molière.

Written with Saramago’s characteristic wit and honesty, Small Memories traces the formation of an artist fascinated by words and stories from an early age who emerged, against all odds, as one of the world’s most respected writers.

“Like a nostalgic progenitor bestowing his wealth of life experience upon a younger generation, Saramago digs deep into his peasant roots to sketch a rough outline of the little boy who would become one of the greatest Portuguese-language writers”—Portland Oregonian


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Hardcover
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1 edition from Houghton Mifflin (May 11, 2011)
9780151015085 | details & prices | 139 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $22.00
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Mariner Books (May 1, 2012)
9780547752631 | details & prices | 139 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $13.95
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Miscellaneous
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from Houghton Mifflin (May 11, 2011)
9780547541549 | details & prices | 192 pages | List price $22.00

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