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1	Blindness more books like this by Jose Saramago In this fable by Nobel Prize winner Jose Saramago, the population of an entire town is suddenly stricken, one by one, with blindness. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from £6.44! new only from £7.11! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Seeing more books like this by Jose Saramago, Margaret Jull Costa (Translator) From the Nobel Prize-winning author of "Blindness" comes this follow-up, set in the same capital city four years after being hit by an epidemic of blindness. What begins as a satire on governments and the sometimes dubious efficacy of the democratic system turns into something far more sinister. see all copies from £5.38! new only from £7.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	All the Names more books like this by Jose Saramago Senhor Jose is a low-grade clerk in the city's Central Registry, where the living and the dead share the same shelf space. A middle-aged bachelor, he has no interest in anything beyond the certificates of birth, marriage, divorce, and death that are his daily preoccupations. In the evenings and on weekends, he works on bringing up to date his ... see all copies from £5.54! new only from £8.31! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Gospel According to Jesus Christ, the more books like this by Jose Saramago Saramago retells the Bible story, expanding on it with alternative versions of the official story and adding his own invented supernatural occurrences. see all copies from £4.74! new only from £10.22! \| first editions
5	The Cave more books like this by Jose Saramago Nobel Prize-winning writer José Saramago creates a gentle and humorous story about an elderly potter, his daughter and son-in-law, the young widow who comes to live with them--and a dog. What begins with ceramic doll figures and some mysterious digging noises at their apartment building leads eventually to an unexpected upheaval in the lives of ... see all copies from £5.54! new only from £8.53! \| first editions
6	Death with Interruptions by Jose Saramago, Margaret Jull Costa (Translator) On the first day of the new year, no one dies. This causes consternation among politicians, religious leaders, and doctors. Among the general public, on the other hand, there is initially celebration: they have achieved eternal life. Then reality hits home, in this latest novel from the Nobel Prize-winning author. see all copies from £13.86! new only from £13.86!
7	Baltasar and Blimunda more books like this by Jose Saramago From the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Literature, a "brilliant...enchanting novel" (New York Times Book Review) of romance, deceit, religion, and magic set in eighteenth-century Portugal at the height of the Inquisition. National bestseller. Translated by Giovanni Pontiero. see all copies from £5.54! new only from £10.22! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	History of the Siege of Lisbon more books like this by Jose Saramago "Portugal's great fabulist" (Los Angeles Times) brings us a magical tale of love, memory, and the revision of things past in a comically inventive political allegory. see all copies from £2.11! new only from £9.64! \| first editions
9	Stone Raft, the more books like this by Jose Saramago The Iberian Peninsula splits off from the European mainland and floats away across the Atlantic, bearing its cargo of new Utopians. Those who travel on it, man and beast alike, are called to redefine themselves and their world in this novel which touches on the essential nerve of contemporary life. see all copies from £5.54! new only from £8.55! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	The Tale of the Unknown Island more books like this by Jose Saramago, Peter Sis (Illustrator), Margaret Jull Costa (Translator) A man went to knock at the king's door and said to him, Give me a boat. The king's house had many other doors, but this was the door for petitions. Since the king spent all his time sitting by the door for favors (favors being done to the king, you understand), whenever he heard someone knocking on the door for petitions, he would pretend not to ... see all copies from £5.54! new only from £7.28! \| first editions
11 view cover	Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis, the more books like this by Jose Saramago Set in Lisbon in 1936, this book follows the character of Ricardo Reis, a doctor who returns to his native Portugal after 16 years in Brazil. But what kind of doctor is he? Instead of receiving patients in his surgery he spends his time walking and reciting poetry, accompanied by a dead poet. see all copies from £2.58! new only from £10.22! \| first editions
12 view cover	The Double more books like this by Jose Saramago, Margaret Jull Costa (Translator) An alienated history teacher named Tertuliano Máximo Afonso is watching a video one night when he spots an actor who looks exactly like himself, right down to the last little mole and scar. Becoming obsessed with the man, Afonso goes to frantic lengths to find out his name, watch all his movies, and finally seek him out. When he succeeds in doing ... see all copies from £2.04! new only from £5.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Journey to Portugal: In Pursuit of Portugal's History and Culture more books like this by Jose Saramago, Amanda Hopkinson (Translator), Nick Caistor (Translator) Nobel Prize-winning writer José Saramago writes about his native Portugal as someone who loves it deeply and knows it intimately. Dipping into myth and history, he relates the country's past to its present--and speculates about its future--in an illuminating narrative that transcends the travel genre. see all copies from £5.54! new only from £10.81! \| first editions
14 view cover	El Evangelio Segun Jesucristo more books like this by Jose Saramago "The Gospel According to Jesus Christ is enough to assure Saramago a place in the universal library and in human memory."--The Nation. According to the author, 1998's Literature Nobel Prize Winner, this book is like a second reading of the Gospels, like a trip to the origins of religion. see all copies from £5.26! new only from £9.04!
15 view cover	El Hombre Duplicado more books like this by Jose Saramago Saramago tells the story of a history professor that, by chance, discovers in a rented movie a man identical to him, and decides to go in search of him. This novel poses the essential questions of life and the search of one's own identity: What defines us as unique people? Can we assume that our voice, our characteristics, or even the smallest ... see all copies from £7.28! new only from £8.98!
16 view cover	Ensayo Sobre la Ceguera more books like this by Jose Saramago A driver waiting at a red light suddenly becomes blind. So does his wife and the doctor who examines them. They are the first cases of an "epidemic" of blindness. A terrifying allegory of the dark times in the new millennium. see all copies from £7.79! new only from £9.28! \| first editions
17 view cover	La Caverna more books like this by Jose Saramago A small pottery shop and a gigantic business district is the setting for a world that is rapidly heading towards extinction, another which grows and multiplies within a mirrored maze where there appear to be no boundaries nor limits to false illusions. La caverna is the story of a family of potters who realize that their craft is no longer ... see all copies from £3.91! new only from £9.29!
18 view cover	Memorial del Convento more books like this by Jose Saramago A "brilliant...enchanting novel" (New York Times Book Review) of romance, deceit, religion, and magic set in 18th Century Portugal. In the midst of the terrors of the Inquisition, a seemingly mismatched couple discovers the wonders of love. This rich, irreverent tale, full of magic and adventure and graced with extraordinary historical detail, is ... see all copies from £6.21! new only from £6.92!
19 view cover	Ensayo Sobre La Lucidez more books like this by Jose Saramago During the town elections of a nameless city, most of its inhabitants, by their own individual choices, decide to exert their voting rights in an unexpected way. The dirty and sneaky officials in power start making arrangements to eliminate the guilty parties; and if they cannot find any, they will have to make them up. The protagonists of this ... see all copies from £5.54! new only from £8.89!
20 view cover	Baltasar & Blimunda more books like this by José Saramago When King and Church exercise absolute power what happens to the dreams of ordinary people? In early eighteenth century Lisbon, Baltasar, a soldier who has lost a hand in battle, falls in love with Blimunda, a young girl with visionary powers. From the day that he follows her home from the auto-da-fe where her mother is condemned and burned at the ... see all copies from £7.79! new only from £11.32! \| first editions
21 view cover	El Cuento de la Isla Desconocida more books like this by Jose Saramago An outstanding collection of award-winning books and authors Santillana USA has compiled a selection of the most popular books in Spanish under the Alfaguara imprint. The world-renowned authors cover a range of genres including novels, short stories, anthologies, and poetry. Exquisitely written, this short story is a delicious introduction to ... see all copies from £5.62! new only from £5.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Las Intermitencias de La Muerte more books like this by Jose Saramago In a country whose name is not mentioned, something never before seen since the beginning of time happens: death decides to stop its unflagging track and people stop dying. From that moment on, the destiny of humankind will be to live eternally. see all copies from £5.55! new only from £7.05!
23 view cover	El Ano de La Muerte de Ricardo Reis more books like this by Jose Saramago Take a journey through the streets of Lisbon during the 1930's-travel through its streets, parks, bridges, and cafes. Love, politics, and the realities of life all mesh together in this encounter. see all copies from £7.80! new only from £13.13!
24 view cover	Nuestra Arma Es Nuestra Palabra: Escritos Selectos more books like this by Subcomandante Insurgente Marcos, Juana Ponce de Leon (Editor), Jose Saramago (Prologue by) Nuestra arma es nuestra palabra brings together the best of Subcomandante Marcos's writings in a single volume. Section one features his essential political essays; section two presents his philosophical thinking and a humorous reminiscence of his first days as a guerrilla; and section three consists entirely of his literary works, including his ... see all copies from £12.69! new only from £14.44!
25 view cover	Cuadernos de Lanzarote: (1993-1995) more books like this by Jose Saramago An outstanding collection of award-winning books and authors Santillana USA has compiled a selection of the most popular books in Spanish under the Alfaguara imprint. The world-renowned authors cover a range of genres including novels, short stories, anthologies, and poetry. Saramago has lived in Lanzarote, Spain, since 1993. Following a ... see all copies from £12.36! new only from £33.66!

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