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Raised from the Ground

by Margaret Jull Costa, José Saramago
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Intimate epic of Portuguese peasant family's saga.

If you're interested in diving into a narrative that weaves personal struggles with historical events, "Raised from the Ground" promises to deliver a potent mix of emotional depth and cultural insight. Jose Saramago offers an introspective look at the human condition against a backdrop of political changes. This may appeal to you if you're drawn to richly layered stories that connect individual lives with larger societal movements.

  • Prémio Cidade de Lisboa (1980)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Raised from the Ground

by Margaret Jull Costa, José Saramago
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ISBN: 9780099531777
Authors: Margaret Jull Costa, José Saramago
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 2013-11-07
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Romance, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Classics
Goodreads rating: 4.05
(rated by 3302 readers)

Description

First published in 1980, Saramago's prizewinning novel Raised from the Ground follows the changing fortunes of the Mau-Tempo family - poor, landless peasants not unlike the author's own grandparents. Set in Alentejo, a southern province of Portugal known for its vast agricultural estates, Saramago charts the lives of the Mau-Tempos as national and international events rumble on in the background - the coming of the republic in Portugal, the First and Second World Wars, and an attempt on the dictator Salazar's life. Yet, nothing really impinges on the grim reality of the farm labourers' lives until the first communist stirrings.Finally published for the first time in English, Raised from the Ground is highly political yet full of Saramago's characteristic humour and humanity, and his most autobiographical and deeply personal novel. As full of love as it is of pain, it is a vivid, moving tribute to the men and women among whom Saramago lived as a child, and a fascinating insight into the early work of this literary giant.
 

Intimate epic of Portuguese peasant family's saga.

If you're interested in diving into a narrative that weaves personal struggles with historical events, "Raised from the Ground" promises to deliver a potent mix of emotional depth and cultural insight. Jose Saramago offers an introspective look at the human condition against a backdrop of political changes. This may appeal to you if you're drawn to richly layered stories that connect individual lives with larger societal movements.

  • Prémio Cidade de Lisboa (1980)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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