Raised from the ground
Saramago, José2013
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Set in the Alentejo, this book follows the fortunes of the Mau-Tempo family from the beginning of the 20th century through to its middle. While the First and Second World Wars rumble on in the background, Joo Mau-Tempo suffers the suicide of his father followed by hardship as his mother tries to make ends meet.
Main title:
Raised from the ground / José Saramago ; translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa.
Imprint:
London : Vintage Books, 2013.
Collation:
387 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
This translation originally published: London: Harvill Secker, 2012.
ISBN:
9780099531777 (pbk)
Dewey class:
869.342
Language:
EnglishPortuguese
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BRN:
2199524