{"product_id":"death-with-interruptions-paperback","title":"Death with Interruptions - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosé Saramago\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNobel Prize-winner Jose Saramago's brilliant novel poses the question--what happens when the grim reaper decides there will be no more death? On the first day of the new year, no one dies. This of course causes consternation among politicians, religious leaders, morticians, and doctors. Among the general public, on the other hand, there is initially celebration--flags are hung out on balconies, people dance in the streets. They have achieved the great goal of humanity: eternal life. Then reality hits home--families are left to care for the permanently dying, life-insurance policies become meaningless, and funeral parlors are reduced to arranging burials for pet dogs, cats, hamsters, and parrots. \u003cbr\u003e Death sits in her chilly apartment, where she lives alone with scythe and filing cabinets, and contemplates her experiment: What if no one ever died again? What if she, death with a small \u003cem\u003ed, \u003c\/em\u003e became human and were to fall in love?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOSE SARAMAGO is one of the most acclaimed writers in the world today. He is the author of numerous novels, including All the Names, Blindness, and The Cave. In 1998 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMARGARET JULL COSTA has established herself as the premier translator of Portuguese literature into English today.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761822499104,"sku":"9780547247885","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6abdce9c16a43001f29e1f59572430fd.webp?v=1780213560","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/death-with-interruptions-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}