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| Genre/Form: | Historical fiction., Parables. |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
José Saramago; Giovanni Pontiero |
| ISBN: | 0156006243 9780156006248 |
| OCLC Number: | 40275832 |
| Notes: | Originally pub. as hbk.: c1996. |
| Description: | 314 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Other Titles: | História do cerco de Lisboa. |
| Responsibility: | José Saramago ; translated from the Portuguese by Giovanni Pontiero. |
Abstract:
A proofreader in a publishing house changes a word in a manuscript to make a history book read that a 12th Century battle was strictly a Portuguese victory, rather than a joint victory with the Crusaders. Instead of being fired the proofreader is commissioned to develop the idea into a novel. A study in historical revisionism.
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