Baltasar and Blimunda
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Baltasar and Blimunda (1987), a novel by José Saramago, is a love story set in the 18th century with the construction of the Convent of Mafra, now one of Portugal's chief tourist attractions, as a background. Two young lovers interact naturally with historical characters including the harpsichordist Domenico Scarlatti and the priest Bartolomeu de Gusmão, recognized today as an aviation pioneer, all in the shadow of the Inquisition. The lovers are always at center stage wrapped in Saramago's language, which ranges from short simple sentences to surrealistic, unpunctuated paragraphs that help to intensify both the action and the setting.
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| Terra do Pecado • Os Poemas Possíveis • Provavelmente Alegria • Deste Mundo e do Outro • A Bagagem do Viajante • As Opiniões que o DL teve • O Ano de 1993 • Os Apontamentos • Manual de Pintura e Caligrafia • Objecto Quase • Viagem a Portugal • Baltasar and Blimunda • The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis • The Stone Raft • The History of the Siege of Lisbon • The Gospel According to Jesus Christ • Ensaio sobre a Cegueira • All the Names • The Tale of the Unknown Island • The Cave • O Homem Duplicado • Ensaio sobre a Lucidez • Don Giovanni ou o Dissoluto Absolvido • As Intermitências da Morte •As Pequenas Memórias |
