
Skylight
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9780544570375
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"The inklings of Saramago's style swell throughout . . . Skylight shines." -- New York Times
"Unmistakably Saramago . . . There is no shortage of wonders to be found in [Skylight]." -- Washington Post
"A fascinating and startlingly mature work . . . The book is a gem." -- Boston Globe
Lisbon, late 1940s. The inhabitants of a faded apartment building are struggling to make ends meet: Silvio the cobbler and his wife take in a disaffected young lodger; Dona Lídia, a retired prostitute, is kept by a businessman with a roving eye. Humble salesman Emilio's Spanish wife is in a permanent rage; beautiful Claudinha's boss lusts for her; Justina and her womanizer husband live at war with each other. Happy marriages, abusive relationships, jealousy, gossip, love--Skylight is a portrait of ordinary people painted by the master of the quotidian, a great observer of the immense beauty and profound hardship of the modern world.
"The gifted young Saramago makes these characters click together in a way that's extremely sympathetic." -- NPR, All Things Considered
"It was only a matter of time before a work of such extraordinary honesty and perception would make its way into the world." -- San Francisco Chronicle
| ISBN-13 | 9780544570375 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0544570375 |
| Weight | 0.56 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.31 x 0.88 x 8.00 In |
| List Price | $17.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 320 pages |
| Publisher | Mariner Books |
| Published On | 2015-11-03 |
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