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A review by blueyorkie
História do Cerco de Lisboa by José Saramago
4.0
This work is a pocket of 342 pages but is paved by the density of the text. Saramago is stingy with paragraphs; if there are many dialogues, they are never presented with hyphens, always in a single section, the interventions of successive speakers best separated by periods and capitals.
A challenge for the reader? Less than it initially appears. The difficulty is only getting used to a different presentation—rather than a way of practicing your cognitive flexibility.
The novel's starting point is an experienced proofreader who has always acted with outstanding professionalism but decides to change a word in the historical story he is editing. And one word can change history.
We will have plenty of reflection on the work of the proofreader and the writer, on historical documentation, within additional touches of humor that make you smile, and even the poetry of a love story. And, of course, there is Lisbon, when it falls into the hands of those Lusitanians who will become the Portuguese.
An exciting and informative read!
A challenge for the reader? Less than it initially appears. The difficulty is only getting used to a different presentation—rather than a way of practicing your cognitive flexibility.
The novel's starting point is an experienced proofreader who has always acted with outstanding professionalism but decides to change a word in the historical story he is editing. And one word can change history.
We will have plenty of reflection on the work of the proofreader and the writer, on historical documentation, within additional touches of humor that make you smile, and even the poetry of a love story. And, of course, there is Lisbon, when it falls into the hands of those Lusitanians who will become the Portuguese.
An exciting and informative read!