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 Jose Saramago in general
Newest Review: ... to explain the everyday. It’s a nice term but perhaps a touch overstated. True many of his tales require a certain suspension of belief but they are not necessarily magical. His stories are usually framed within the context of the real world. Certainly he is not half as magical as the works of other authors, not least of which the two named above. So. . . if he isn̵ ... more  ...
7;t what the critics say what is he? To me his works can be summed up as simple ideas used to explain complex possibilities. Take for example the book Blindness In Bl...more |
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Jose Saramago in general: I'd let Saramago babysit (2506 words)
by - written on 22/12/01 (Very useful, 208 readings)
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When describing one of my favourite authors it might seem strange to hear me declare that I believe that Jose Saramago has outright contempt for the written form and the limitations of language. It may seem all the more strange when I tell you that despite this he has won the Nobel Prize for Literature. However, as I will hopefully explain, it is this contempt for his medium that sets him out amongst many others and lends his work a true honesty to the point that I would, perhaps rather rashly having never met the man, let him baby-sit, even if I have no kids. So who is he? What is he all about? And how did I get to read his stuff? Well let’s ... Read the complete review
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