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"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"--Publisher' | "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"--Publisher description. | ||
"Em 'Caim', Jose Saramago se volta aos primeiros livros da Biblia, do Eden ao diluvio, imprimindo ao Antigo Testamento a musica e o humor que marcam sua obra. Num itinerario heterodoxo, Saramago percorre cidades decadentes e estabulos, palacios de tiranos e campos de batalha, conforme o leitor acompanha uma guerra secular, e de certo modo involuntaria, entre criador e criatura. No trajeto, o leitor revisitara episodios biblicos conhecidos. Para atravessar esse caminho arido, um deus as turras com a propria administracao colocara Caim, assassino do irmao Abel e primogenito de Adao e Eva, num altivo jegue, e cabera a dupla encontrar o rumo entre as armadilhas do tempo que insistem em atrai-los. A Caim, que leva a marca do senhor na testa e portanto esta protegido das iniquidades do homem, resta aceitar o destino amargo e compactuar com o criador, a quem nao reserva o melhor dos julgamentos."--Publisher description (Portuguese). | |||
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Caim <Portuguese> / Cain (2009) is a novel by José Saramago.
Abstract
"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"--Publisher description.
"Em 'Caim', Jose Saramago se volta aos primeiros livros da Biblia, do Eden ao diluvio, imprimindo ao Antigo Testamento a musica e o humor que marcam sua obra. Num itinerario heterodoxo, Saramago percorre cidades decadentes e estabulos, palacios de tiranos e campos de batalha, conforme o leitor acompanha uma guerra secular, e de certo modo involuntaria, entre criador e criatura. No trajeto, o leitor revisitara episodios biblicos conhecidos. Para atravessar esse caminho arido, um deus as turras com a propria administracao colocara Caim, assassino do irmao Abel e primogenito de Adao e Eva, num altivo jegue, e cabera a dupla encontrar o rumo entre as armadilhas do tempo que insistem em atrai-los. A Caim, que leva a marca do senhor na testa e portanto esta protegido das iniquidades do homem, resta aceitar o destino amargo e compactuar com o criador, a quem nao reserva o melhor dos julgamentos."--Publisher description (Portuguese).
Editions
Published in Alfragide [Portugal]: Caminho; and São Paulo [Brazil]: Companhia das Letras, 2009.
Translations
External links
- [ Google Books]