{"product_id":"the-cave-paperback","title":"The Cave - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosé Saramago\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" \u003ci\u003eThe Cave\u003c\/i\u003e] is yet another triumph . . . for Portugal's, or even the world's, greatest novelist. Read it.\" -- \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A genuinely brilliant novel.\" -- \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cipriano Algor, an elderly potter, lives with his daughter Marta and her husband Mar al in a small village on the outskirts of The Center, an imposing complex of shops and apartments to which Cipriano delivers his wares. One day, he is told not to make any more deliveries. Unwilling to give up his craft, Cipriano tries his hand at making ceramic dolls. Astonishingly, The Center places an order for hundreds. But just as suddenly, the order is canceled and the penniless three have to move from the village into The Center. When mysterious sounds of digging emerge from beneath their new apartment, Cipriano and Mar al investigate; what they find transforms the family's life. Filled with the depth, humor, and extraordinary philosophical richness that marks all of Saramago's novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Cave\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the essential books of our time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Los Angeles Times Best Book\u003cbr\u003eA New York Times Notable Book \u003cbr\u003e\"[The Cave] is yet another triumph . . . for Portugal's, or even the world's, greatest living novelist. Read it.\"-The Washington Post Book World \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCipriano Algor, an elderly potter, lives with his daughter Marta and her husband Marcal in a small village on the outskirts of The Center, an imposing complex of shops and apartments to which Cipriano delivers his wares. One day, he is told not to make any more deliveries. Unwilling to give up his craft, Cipriano tries his hand at making ceramic dolls. Astonishingly, The Center places an order for hundreds. But just as suddenly, the order is cancelled and the penniless three have to move from the village into The Center. When mysterious sounds of digging emerge from beneath their new apartment, Cipriano\u003cbr\u003eand Marcal investigate; what they find transforms the family's life. Filled with the depth, humor, and extraordinary philosophical richness that marks each of Saramago's novels, The Cave is one of the essential books of our time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As with Proust, to be drawn into a Saramago sentence is to be drawn into a world that takes shape out of a maze. . . . His human voices wake us and we live.\"-The New York Times Book Review \u003cbr\u003eJOSE SARAMAGO is one of the most acclaimed writers in the world today. He is the author of numerous novels, including All the Names and Blindness. In 1998 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. -Chicago Tribune \u003cbr\u003eMARGARET JULL COSTA has established herself as the premier translator of Portuguese literature into English today, and her previous renderings of Saramago's novels are highly acclaimed.\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 307\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.04 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762745311520,"sku":"9780156028790","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1306f983cf8768b3e56c92e1763e29e8.webp?v=1780225019","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-cave-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}