{"product_id":"9780547752631","title":"Small Memories","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eSaramago, José; Costa, Margaret Jull\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\/1\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e“Small Memories is a . . . nourishing last gift from a great writer.”—\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShifting  back and forth between childhood and his teenage years, between  Azinhaga and Lisbon, this is a mosaic of memories, a simply told,  affecting look into the author’s boyhood: the tragic death of his older  brother at the age of four; his mother pawning the family’s blankets  every spring and buying them back in time for winter; his beloved  grandparents bringing the weaker piglets into their bed on cold nights;  and Saramago’s early encounters with literature, from teaching himself  to read by deciphering articles in the daily newspaper, to poring over  an entertaining dialogue in a Portuguese-French conversation guide, not  realizing that he was in fact reading a play by Molière.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten with Saramago’s characteristic wit and honesty, \u003cem\u003eSmall Memories\u003c\/em\u003e  traces the formation of an artist fascinated by words and stories from  an early age who emerged, against all odds, as one of the world’s most  respected writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Like a nostalgic progenitor bestowing his  wealth of life experience upon a younger generation, Saramago digs deep  into his peasant roots to sketch a rough outline of the little boy who  would become one of the greatest Portuguese-language writers”—\u003cem\u003ePortland Oregonian\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43369386541311,"sku":"9780547752631","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780547752631_s600x595.jpg?v=1780333643","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780547752631","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}