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Surreal tales reflecting on objects and existence.

If you're intrigued by the intersection of the ordinary and the extraordinary, "The Lives of Things" is for you. José Saramago masterfully breathes life into the mundane, offering a collection of stories where objects share the stage with humanity, revealing profound truths about our world. Think of it as a literary prism: it takes the light of our everyday lives and refracts it into multiple, mesmerizing hues of meaning.

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The Lives of Things

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ISBN: 9781844678785
Publisher: Verso
Date of Publication: 2012-04-25
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Fantasy, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Magical Realism, Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.75
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The Lives of Things collects José Saramago’s early experiments with the short story form, attesting to the young novelist’s imaginative power and incomparable skill in elaborating the most extravagant fantasies. Combining bitter satire, outrageous parody, and Kafkaesque hallucinations, these stories explore the horror and repression that paralyzed Portugal under the Salazar regime and pay tribute to human resilience in the face of injustice and institutionalized tyranny. Beautifully written and deeply unsettling, The Lives of Things illuminates the development of Saramago’s prose and records the genesis of themes that resound throughout his novels.
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Surreal tales reflecting on objects and existence.

If you're intrigued by the intersection of the ordinary and the extraordinary, "The Lives of Things" is for you. José Saramago masterfully breathes life into the mundane, offering a collection of stories where objects share the stage with humanity, revealing profound truths about our world. Think of it as a literary prism: it takes the light of our everyday lives and refracts it into multiple, mesmerizing hues of meaning.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.