{"product_id":"the-double-paperback","title":"The Double - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJose Saramago\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMargaret Jull Costa\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTertuliano Afonso is depressed. After a colleague suggests he rent a certain video, Tertuliano is astonished to see a man who looks exactly like him--or, more specifically, like he did five years before. Against his own better judgment, Tertuliano pursues his double.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA San Franscisco Chronicle Best Book of 2004 \u003cbr\u003e\"It's tempting to think of [The Double] as his masterpiece.\" -- The New York Times \u003cbr\u003eTertuliano Maximo Afonso is a divorced, depressed history teacher. To lift his spirits, a colleague suggests he rent a certain video. Tertuliano watches the film, unimpressed. But during the night, when he is awakened by noise, he goes into the living room to find the VCR replaying the video. He watches in astonishment as a man who looks exactly like him-- or, more specifically, exactly like he did five years before, mustachioed and fuller in the face-- appears on the screen. He sleeps badly. \u003cbr\u003eAgainst his better judgment, Tertuliano decides to pursue his double. As he roots out the man's identity, what begins as a whimsical story becomes a \"wonderfully twisted meditation on identity and individuality\" (The Boston Globe). Saramago displays his remarkable talent in this haunting tale of appearance versus reality. \u003cbr\u003e\"Our impression is of a writer, like Faulkner, so confident of his resources and ultimate destination that he can bring any impossibility to life by hurling words at it.\" -- John Updike, The New Yorker \u003cbr\u003eJOSE SARAMAGO is one of the most acclaimed writers in the world today. The author of numerous novels, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998.\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 7.98 x 6.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758716682528,"sku":"9780156032582","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9eb6d8dc2fe6fe4e907228d381543b98.webp?v=1780133625","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-double-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}