RT Book, Whole DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 035792323 LA English T1 The history of the siege of Lisbon A1 Saramago, José., Pontiero, Giovanni., PB Harcourt Brace PP New York YR 1996 SN 015100238X 9780151002382 AB 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.