{"product_id":"skylight-paperback-1","title":"Skylight - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosé Saramago\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMargaret Jull Costa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The inklings of Saramago's style swell throughout . . . \u003ci\u003eSkylight\u003c\/i\u003e shines.\" --\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Unmistakably Saramago . . . There is no shortage of wonders to be found in [\u003ci\u003eSkylight\u003c\/i\u003e].\" -- \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A fascinating and startlingly mature work . . . The book is a gem.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lisbon, late 1940s. The inhabitants of a faded apartment building are struggling to make ends meet: Silvio the cobbler and his wife take in a disaffected young lodger; Dona Lídia, a retired prostitute, is kept by a businessman with a roving eye. Humble salesman Emilio's Spanish wife is in a permanent rage; beautiful Claudinha's boss lusts for her; Justina and her womanizer husband live at war with each other. Happy marriages, abusive relationships, jealousy, gossip, love--\u003ci\u003eSkylight\u003c\/i\u003e is a portrait of ordinary people painted by the master of the quotidian, a great observer of the immense beauty and profound hardship of the modern world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The gifted young Saramago makes these characters click together in a way that's extremely sympathetic.\" -- NPR, \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"It was only a matter of time before a work of such extraordinary honesty and perception would make its way into the world.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnmistakably Saramago . . . There is no shortage of wonders to be found in [\"Skylight\"]. \"Washington Post\" A fascinating and startlingly mature work . . . The book is a gem. \"Boston Globe\" Lisbon, late 1940s. The inhabitants of a faded apartment building are struggling to make ends meet: Silvio the cobbler and his wife take in a disaffected young lodger; Dona Lidia, a retired prostitute, is kept by a businessman with a roving eye. Humble salesman Emilio s Spanish wife is in a permanent rage; beautiful Claudinha s boss lusts for her; Justina and her womanizer husband live at war with each other. Happy marriages, abusive relationships, jealousy, gossip, love \"Skylight\" is a portrait of ordinary people painted by the master of the quotidian, a great observer of the immense beauty and profound hardship of the modern world. The gifted young Saramago makes these characters click together in a way that's extremely sympathetic. NPR, \"All Things Considered\" It was only a matter of time before a work of such extraordinary honesty and perception would make its way into the world. \"San Francisco Chronicle\" JOSE SARAMAGO (1922 2010) was the author of many novels, among them \"Blindness, \"\"All the Names, \"\"Baltasar and Blimunda, \" and \"The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis.\" In 1998 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42133132968071,"sku":"9780544570375","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/60f4758f7f1c3216f72fab80e2d55c48.webp?v=1732631977","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/skylight-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}