José Saramago

José Saramago was a Portuguese Nobel Laureate, a novelist, playwright, and journalist. His numerous books, including the best-selling All the Names, Blindness, and The Cave, have been translated into more than forty languages and have established him as one of the world’s most influential writers. He died in June 2010.

Things (Part Two)

José Saramago, translated from the Portuguese by Giovanni Pontiero April 1, 2012

Never again will men be treated as things.

Things (Part One)

José Saramago, translated from the Portuguese by Giovanni Pontiero March 7, 2012

A member of the public complained that the settee was getting overheated. And he was right.