The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis - Softcover
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.
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José Saramago is one of the most important international writers of the last hundred years. Born in Portugal in 1922, he was in his sixties when he came to prominence as a writer with the publication of Baltasar and Blimunda. A huge body of work followed, translated into almost fifty languages, and in 1998 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Saramago died in June 2010.
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- PublisherHarvill Press
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 1860461956
- ISBN 13 9781860461958
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages384
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THE YEAR OF THE DEATH OF RICARDO REIS [Second UK edition, first impression]
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Book Description Original Wraps. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. Paula Piglia [Cover illustration] (illustrator). First Simultaneous UK Paperback Edition. First impression of the second UK edition, published in 1996 as a paperback original [PBO], with 'First impression' stated on the printer's page. The first UK edition was published in 1992, also as a PBO with a simultaneous hardcover issue. Translated from the Portuguese by Giovanni Pontiero. ***Near fine in colour-illustrated covers, with cover illustration by Paula Piglia. Edges of covers just slightly rubbed and creased. Covers bright. Spine slightly faded, with a light vertical reading crease. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean. Spine tight. No tears. ***358 pages plus page of reviews of The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis, and a four page numbered catalogue of Harvill paperback titles to the rear. 216 mm x 134 mm. ***'In "Ricardo Reis" Saramago has created one of the most enigmatic characters in modern fiction, a man in touch with every facet of life at a moment in history when every certainty in civilised society is about to be scattered to the winds.' - Herbert Mitgang in the New York Times [Review quote taken from the back cover] ***A first impression of the second UK paperback edition, in very nice bright condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Seller Inventory # 8079
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