Manual of Painting and Calligraphy by José Saramago, Giovanni Pontiero

Manual of Painting and Calligraphy

José Saramago, Giovanni Pontiero

fiction art challenging reflective slow-paced

322 pages | first published 1977

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By the author of Baltasar and Blimunda. The last years of Salazar's dictatorship provide a backdrop for this novel. The story is told by H, a second-rate artist commissioned by a wealthy client to paint a family portrait. As he works, he reflects ...
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Moods

reflective 100%
challenging 50%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 100%

Loveable characters?

No: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

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