Skylight
(Book)
Author:
Contributors:
Costa, Margaret Jull, translator.
Published:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
299 pages ; 24 cm
Status:
Description
Published for the very first time, an early novel by Nobel Laureate and literary master José Saramago that tells the intertwined stories of the residents of a faded Lisbon apartment building in the late 1940s.
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Location
Call Number
Status
Last Check-In
Superior Adult Fiction
FICTION Saramago, Jose
Available
Jan 22, 2024
Washburn Nobel Prize Collection
NP FIC SAR
Available
Jul 6, 2015
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
0544090020, 9780544090026
Notes
Description
"A previously unpublished novel by a literary master, Skylight tells the intertwined stories of the residents of a faded apartment building in 1940s Lisbon. Silvestre and Mariana, a happily married elderly couple, take in a young nomad, Abel, and soon discover their many differences. Adriana loves Beethoven more than any man, but her budding sexuality brings new feelings to the surface. Carmen left Galicia to marry humble Emilio, but hates Lisbon and longs for her first love, Manolo. Lidia used to work the streets, but now she's kept by Paulo, a wealthy man with a wandering eye. These are just some of the characters in this early work, completed by Saramago in 1953 but never published until now. With his characteristic compassion, depth, and wit, Saramago shows us the quiet contentment of a happy family and the infectious poison of an unhappy one. We see his characters' most intimate moments as well as the casual encounters particular to neighbors living in close proximity. Skylight is a portrait of ordinary people, painted by a master of the quotidian, a great observer of the immense beauty and profound hardships of the modern world"-- Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Saramago, J., & Costa, M. J. (2014). Skylight. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Saramago, José and Margaret Jull, Costa. 2014. Skylight. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Saramago, José and Margaret Jull, Costa, Skylight. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
MLA Citation (style guide)Saramago, José. and Margaret Jull Costa. Skylight. Boston, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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