{"product_id":"baltasar-and-blimunda-paperback","title":"Baltasar and Blimunda - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosé Saramago\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom José Saramago, Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, \u003cem\u003e Baltasar and Blimunda\u003c\/em\u003e is a \"brilliant...enchanting novel\" (\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review)\u003c\/em\u003e of romance, deceit, religion, and magic set in eighteenth-century Portugal at the height of the Inquisition. \u003c\/strong\u003ePortugal, 1711: an amorous friar is pursued naked through the rubble-strewn streets of Lisbon; an enthusiastic procession of flagellants roars with pleasure over the damnation of adultery; a royal prince uses hapless sailors for target practice; and women dressed in colorful finery watch as lapsed converts and sorcerers are put to death by flames. In the midst of the terrors of the Inquisition and the plague, a seemingly mismatched couple discover the wonders of love. This poetic tale, graced with exquisite historical details and full of magic and adventure, is a tapestry of human folly and human will.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 7.97 x 5.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753791258912,"sku":"9780156005203","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/03c5704f36756f1c671c589c22c31f79.webp?v=1780027536","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/baltasar-and-blimunda-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}