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By
Margaret Jull Costa (trans) and
Jose Saramago
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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
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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
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
Editions
Hardcover
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
The price comparison is for this edition
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
from Houghton Mifflin (May 11, 2011)
9780547541549 | details & prices | 192 pages | List price $22.00
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