Description: Cipriano Algor, an elderly potter, lives with his family in a small village on the outskirts of The Center, a mysterious place they are forced to contend with. Filled with the depth, humor, and the extraordinary philosophical richness that marks each of Saramago's novels, "The Cave" is an essential book.
Brief description:
JOSÉ SARAMAGO (1922-2010) was the author of many novels, among them Blindness, All the Names, Baltasar and Blimunda, and The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis. In 1998 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Review Quotes:
EUROPEAN PRAISE FOR THE CAVE
"A magnificent novel and an allegory of our times."--Diário de Notícias (Portugal)
"Another modest epic of anonymous heroes in extreme situations."--El Periódico (Spain)
PRAISE FOR ALL THE NAMES
"A psychological, even metaphysical thriller that will keep you turning the pages in spite of yourself, and with growing alarm and alacrity."--The Seattle Times
"Reveals a master far from content to rest on his laurels."--The Wall Street Journal
PRAISE FOR BLINDNESS
"This is an important book, one that is unafraid to face all of the horrors of the century."--The New York Times
"A shattering work by a literary master."--The Boston Globe