Manual of Painting and Calligraphy (Paperback)

From the Nobel Prize winning author--a novel that takes us into the last days of Salazar's dictatorship when a second-rate artist is commissioned by a wealthy client to paint a portrait and the political and intellectual struggles that ensue. Manual of Painting and Calligraphy was Jose Saramago's first novel. Written eight years before the critically acclaimed Baltasar and Blimunda, it is a story of self-discovery set against the background of the last years of Salazar's dictatorship. A struggling young artist, commissioned to paint a portrait of an influential industrialist, learns in the process about himself and the world around him. The brilliant juxtaposition of a passionate love story and the crisis of a nation foreshadows all of Saramago's major works. A must-have for any devotee of the great Portuguese Nobel laureate, Manual of Painting and Calligraphy is now available in the United States. "Taut and compelling." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review "Beautifully realized, heartbreakingly honest." -- Providence Journal-Bulletin "Almost impossible to put down." -- Austin American-Statesman

General

Imprint:	Houghton Mifflin
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2012
First published:	May 2012
Authors:	Jose Saramago
Dimensions:	210 x 138 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	243
ISBN-13:	978-0-547-64022-8
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-547-64022-6
Barcode:	9780547640228

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