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1) The cave
Author
Publisher
Harcourt, Inc
Pub. Date
c2002
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
307 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Cipriano Algor, an elderly potter, lives with his daughter Marta and her husband Marçal in a small village on the outskirts of The Center. Marçal works there as a security guard, and Cipriano drives him to work each day before delivering his own humble pots and jugs. On one such visit, he is told not to make any more deliveries until further notice. People prefer plastic, he is told it lasts longer and doesn't break. Cipriano tries his hand at making...
Author
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A woman around her thirties begins to question the routine and predictability of her days. In everybody's eyes, she has a perfect life: a solid and stable marriage, a loving husband, sweet and well-behaved children and a job as a journalist she can't complain about. However, she can no longer bear the necessary effort to fake happiness when all she feels in life is an enormous apathy. All that changes when she encounters an ex-boyfriend from her...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xii, 511 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"From the winner of the prestigious FIL Prize in Romance Languages comes this masterpiece saga, set in the twilight of the late twentieth century, of two clashing families in coastal Portugal. With the grand sweep of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan novels, this enduring tale transports us to a picturesque seaside town haunted by its colonial past. Considered one of Europe's most influential contemporary writers, Portuguese novelist Lídia Jorge has captivated...
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