The notebook
By: José Saramago ; translated by Amanda Hopkinson and Daniel Hahn
Contributors: Hopkinson, Amanda, 1948-; Hahn, Daniel
Edition: English ed.
Publisher: Verso
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9781844676149
Subjects: Blogs
Work titles: Caderno
Description: "Provocative and lyrical, ... on the eve of the 2008 US presidential election, the author started jotting down his reflections on the world in which he lives. He evokes life in his beloved city of Lisbon, conversations with friends, and meditations on his favourite authors, often rendered with pointillist detail: precise observations on stories and moments of arresting significance that together comprise an acute view of our times. Characteristically critical and uncompromising, Saramago dissects the financial crisis, deplores Israels bombardment of Gaza, traces the ongoing 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." -- Book jacket.