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Cain
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Uniform Title
Caim. English
Title
Cain [electronic resource] / José Saramago ; translated from the Portugese by Margaret Jull Costa.
ISBN
9780547519401 (electronic bk.)
0547519400 (electronic bk.)
Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2011.
Physical Description
1 online resource
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Notes
"First published with the title Caim in 2009 by Editorial Caminho, SA, Lisbon"--T.p. verso.
Description based on print version record.
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Summary
"In this, his last novel, Saramago daringly reimagines the characters and narratives of the Bible through the story of Cain. Condemned to wander forever after he kills Abel, he is whisked around in time and space. He experiences the almost-sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham, the Tower of Babel, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Joshua at the battle of Jericho, Job's ordeal, and finally Noah's ark and the Flood. And over and over again Cain encounters an unjust, even cruel God. A startling, beautifully written, and powerful book, in all ways a fitting end to Saramago's extraordinary career"-- Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Print version: Saramago, Jose Cain. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2001
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 16, 2011
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